Centre d'Essais des Landes
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The Centre d'Essais des Landes is a launch site for the test of military rockets and for launching sounding rockets in France. The Centre d'Essais des Landes is situated between Biscarosse and the Atlantic coast at . The Centre d'Essais des Landes went in service in 1967 as replacement for the former launch sites at Hammaguir.
The most important launch pad of the Centre d'Essais des Landes is the Base Lancement Balistique at
, from which most medium-range rockets were launched.