Dax
France's leading spa town for mud-based rheumatism treatments, Dax sits on the Adour river in the Landes department of southwestern France, with thermal establishments drawing visitors year-round. In August, the town hosts one of France's largest festival events — five days of bullfighting ferias that draw enormous crowds. Dax also carries a long history: founded by the Romans around a hot spring as Aquae Tarbellicae, it was the dominant town of the Landes from antiquity until 1790, and today holds a Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire designation.
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- Population22,305
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 44 km27 mi
Nearest airports
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Dax: quick answers
Where is Dax?
Dax is in Landes, France, about 42 km26 miles in a straight line from Bayonne.
How do you get to Dax?
The nearest airport is Biarritz (BIQ), about 51 min away by road. The nearest train station is Dax, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Dax?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 7°C45°F. The wettest month is November, with about 119 mm4.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Dax?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 59 restaurants, 7 cafés and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Dax?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Orthez, Saint-Sever and Sauveterre-de-Bearn.