Capbreton

This article is about French commune. For other uses, see Cape Breton.

Capbreton
Commune
Marina
Coat of arms
Location of Capbreton
Capbreton Capbreton
Coordinates: 43°38′35″N 1°25′52″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Pays Tyrossais
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Patrick Laclédère
Area 1	21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	9,185
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40065 /40130
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Capbreton (Cap Berton in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Located at the mouth of the Boudigau and Bourret rivers, the town is situated about 40 km north of Biarritz.

The town is a popular holiday destination for sailors, surfers, and beach-goers.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	537	—
1806	586	+9.1%
1821	706	+20.5%
1831	915	+29.6%
1841	968	+5.8%
1851	1,060	+9.5%
1861	1,180	+11.3%
1872	1,247	+5.7%
1881	1,151	−7.7%
1891	1,284	+11.6%
1901	1,313	+2.3%
1911	1,518	+15.6%
1921	1,565	+3.1%
1931	2,954	+88.8%
1946	3,126	+5.8%
1954	3,534	+13.1%
1962	3,688	+4.4%
1968	3,937	+6.8%
1975	4,263	+8.3%
1982	4,456	+4.5%
1990	5,089	+14.2%
1999	6,659	+30.9%
2008	7,763	+16.6%
2013	8,396	+8.2%

Twinning

Capbreton is twinned with Portuguese City Nazaré.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

• INSEE statistics