Les Antilles de Jonzac, Water park in Jonzac, France
Les Antilles de Jonzac is a water park in the Charente-Maritime region with multiple pools at different temperatures and lagoons featuring artificial waves. The facility also includes waterfalls, water jets, and various wellness areas for visitors.
In the mid-1990s the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Saintonge filed plans for an aquatic centre. Work on the €20 million site began in February 2001, moving 40,000 m³ of earth and involving 25 trades, including climber-seamstresses. After 17 months it opened in July 2002 with Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin present.
The park's name refers to the Antilles, and its tropical greenhouse carries that island theme with Caribbean plant species. The complex is run as a public establishment by the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Saintonge, and its geothermal source, emerging at 62 °C, heats part of the town's infrastructure. Dutch architects Roelof and Nannie Hendriks designed the building.
The facility offers fitness equipment, massage and wellness treatments, and food and beverage options throughout the day. A mobile application helps visitors plan their activities and purchase admission tickets on-site.
The park's heating comes largely from geothermal water drawn at 62 °C, which also warms part of the town of Jonzac. The 11,500 m² complex was designed by Dutch architects Roelof and Nannie Hendriks, and its fabric velum roof can be partly opened during hot summer weather.
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