Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
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| Commune of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01°24'11 West |
| Latitude | 43°47'14 North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Aquitaine |
| Département | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Soustons |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–21 m (avg. 3 m) |
| Land area¹ | 4.25 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
1,379 |
| - Density (1999) | 324/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40328/ 40480 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains is a town in the south-west of France. During the 70's, an artificial lake and a touristic complex were created and named "Port d'Albret ", this complex was built in the territory of Vieux-Boucau and the nearby town Soustons. During summer, the population is between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants. There are three beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and one in the bank of the lake.
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