Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (French pronunciation: ​[vjø buko le bɛ̃], in Gascon: Lo Bocau Vielh) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
Commune
Town hall
Location of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
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Coordinates: 43°47′14″N 1°24′11″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Marensin Sud
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Froustey[1]
Area 1	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,614
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40328 /40480
Elevation	0–21 m (0–69 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

During the 1970s, 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 on the lake.

Geography

The commune has the smallest surface of the Landes department.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

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