Moliets-et-Maa
Moliets-et-Maa | |
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 The beach at Moliets-et-Mâa | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Moliets-et-Maa  | |
  Moliets-et-Maa  Moliets-et-Maa | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 1°21′25″W / 43.85°N 1.3569°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Marensin Sud |
| Intercommunality | Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Anne-Marie Cancouët |
| Area 1 | 27.66 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | 809 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40187 /40660 |
| Elevation | 0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moliets-et-Maa is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
Description
The principal economic activity is tourism and the village features long sandy beaches and golf courses.
The village proper and the beach area are around 2 km (1.2 mi) apart, a common feature of towns and villages in this region of France known as the Côte d'Argent. The "courant d'Huchet" flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the Moliets's beach.
See also
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