Côte d'Argent
Silver-like water surface at Mimizan
Côte d’Argent (French pronunciation: [kot daʁʒɑ̃], meaning Silver Coast) is a tourist name given to a section of the French Atlantic coast.
Location
In south west of France, facing the Atlantic Ocean, La Côte d’Argent is part of the Bay of Biscay. It is limited at its north by the Gironde mouth and at its south by the river Adour.
Towns
Map of the Côte d’Argent
Towns and resorts along the Côte d’Argent include:
Gironde
- Soulac-sur-Mer
- Vendays-Montalivet
- Hourtin
- Carcans
- Lacanau
- Le Porge
- Lège-Cap-Ferret
- Arcachon
- Pyla-sur-Mer
Landes
- Biscarrosse
- Mimizan, nicknamed the "Pearl of the Côte d’Argent"
- Contis
- Lit-et-Mixe
- Vielle-Saint-Girons
- Moliets-et-Maa
- Messanges
- Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
- Seignosse
- Soorts-Hossegor
- Capbreton
- Labenne
- Ondres
- Tarnos
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
See also
- Arcachon Bay
- The Great Dune of Pyla
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Coordinates: 44°35′N 1°15′W / 44.583°N 1.250°W