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Capbreton
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Capbreton (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Located at the mouth of the Boudigau and Bourret rivers, the town is situated about 40 km north of Biarritz.
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Capbreton is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, the arrondissement of Dax, and the department of Landes. It is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and shares borders with Soorts-Hossegor, Angresse, Bénesse-Maremne, and Labenne. The official name of the commune is Capbreton, with the historical name Capbrutus.
The area of Capbreton is 21.75 square kilometers, with an elevation of 51 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 9,218, comprising 4,086 males and 4,683 females. Another source lists the population as 7,387. The postal code for the area is 40130. The associated electoral district is the canton of Pays tyrossais.
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Place details
- Locality
- Capbreton
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,387
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Capbreton
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FR-40-Capbreton4.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Marina
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Capbreton.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dax
- French commune.canton
- Pays Tyrossais
- French commune.INSEE
- 40065
- French commune.postal code
- 40130
- French commune.mayor
- Louis Galdos
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
- French commune.elevation m
- 10
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 51
- French commune.area km2
- 21.75
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Capbrutus
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dax
- Population
- 9184
- Area
- 21.75
- Elevation
- 14
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Q3290406
- Shares border with
- Labenne
- Official website
- www.capbreton.fr
- Image
- Central beach of Capbreton.jpg
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- Commons category
- Capbreton
- postal code
- 40130
- native label
- Capbreton
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pays tyrossais
- male population
- 4086
- female population
- 4683
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-58-72-10-09
- fax number
- +33-5-58-72-25-82
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- Twinning
- Climate
- See also
- References
Capbreton (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Located at the mouth of the Boudigau and Bourret rivers, the town is situated about 40 km north of Biarritz.
The town is a popular holiday destination for sailors, surfers, and beach-goers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Capbreton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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