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Mimizan

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Also known as Mamisan

Mimizan (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. There are two separate districts of the town: Mimizan-Bourg (town center) and Mimizan-Plage (resort).

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Place details

Locality
Mimizan
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
6,565
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Mimizan
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Coucher Soleil Mimizan.JPG
French commune.caption
Sunset on a Mimizan beach
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Mimizan (Landes).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Mont-de-Marsan
French commune.canton
Côte d'Argent
French commune.INSEE
40184
French commune.postal code
40200
French commune.mayor
Frédéric Pomarez
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Mimizan
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
80
French commune.area km2
114.83

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Mimizan
Population
7449
Area
114.83
Elevation
23
Official website
www.mimizan.fr
Image
Mimizan1.jpg
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Commons category
Mimizan
postal code
40200
male population
3347
female population
3671
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-58-09-44-44
fax number
+33-5-58-09-44-51
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Travel guide

See

Amazing forests gently dropping needles onto miles and miles of sand, lashed by Atlantic storms generating fantastic surf.

You can see many beautiful things in this city. There is la promenade fleurie in a park, the beach of course, the history museum of priory and bell tower porch, the heritage house, the gascogne paper, the Aureilhan lake, l'église du Bourg or again the church: Saint-Martin.

Do

Surf, cycle, walk and generally soak up the slower pace of life on the South West coast. Visit tucked away hamlets, and eat the formule menu.

Buy

To have a memory of your holidays you can buy many jewels to les Fées Créations or to Dodie's. You can buy clothes to: Victime de la mode. For the fan of video game, you can go to Océans games.

Understand

Mimizan had 7,000 inhabitants. There is a beach of 10 km facing the Atlantic ocean. This beach is divide in two parts: south and north, which each have beaches. To the north, there are the remember beach, the Ailes's beach and the garluche's beach. To the south there are the goëlands's beach, the mouettes's beach, the south beach and the lespecier's beach.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

18 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • The Courant de Mimizan
  • Mimizan Plage
  • History
  • Origins
  • The Medieval Era
  • The Belle Epoque
  • ''Oiseau Canari'' landing
  • Population
  • Floral towns and villages
  • Economy
  • Twin town
  • Places and monuments
  • Notable people
  • Recreational activities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mimizan (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. There are two separate districts of the town: Mimizan-Bourg (town center) and Mimizan-Plage (resort).

==Geography== Mimizan is a seaside resort on the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern France.

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