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
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department 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 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

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.