The ancient Roman name of the place was Aquae Statiellae, which was sometimes confused with Aquae Sentiae (Aix-en-Provence), and Aquae Augustae (Dax), where there were also bishops.
Nama Romawi kuno dari tempat tersebut adalah Aquae Statiellae, yang terkadang disamakan dengan Aquae Sentiae (Aix-en-Provence), dan Aquae Augustae (Dax), dimana terdapat juga uskup-uskup.