Lacanau

Lacanau
Coat of arms
Location of Lacanau
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Castelnau-de-Médoc
Intercommunality	Lacs Médocains
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel David
Area 1	214.02 km2 (82.63 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	4,381
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33214 /33680
Elevation	0–66 m (0–217 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lacanau is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Lacanau is a surfing area.

Lacanau is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin : the territory Médoc Océan : http://www.medococean.co.uk/

History

The United States Navy established a naval air station at Moutchic on 31 August 1917 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,845	—
1968	1,846	+0.1%
1975	2,038	+10.4%
1982	1,961	−3.8%
1990	2,405	+22.6%
1999	3,142	+30.6%
2008	4,381	+39.4%

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the tourist office Médoc Océan
• Official Facebook of the tourist office Médoc Océan
• Official Twitter of the tourist office Médoc Océan
• Official Youtube of the tourist office Médoc Océan
• Official Flicker of the tourist office Médoc Océan
• Lacanauocean.com