Abstract
The links between geology, the composition of mineral waters and their therapeutic properties are considered schematically having regard to an outline of the principaL geological structures, the major characteristic elements in mineral waters and the therapeutic properties which enable treatment costs to be covered by Social Security.This approach makes it possible to subdivide French mineral water resources into a number of major provinces based on geology, within which the water has a standard chemical profile and one or more specific therapeutic characteristics. However, small variations in chemical composition within a given province have resulted in other applications.Finally, the central region of the country (the Massif Central) is taken as an exampLe where there have been changes in therapeutic orientations, with the centre rich in sodium bicarbonate applied to diseases of the digestive system, as a result of the presence of chlorides and alkaline earths in the surrounding areas.
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