Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains  | |
  Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains  Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′14″N 1°24′11″W / 43.7872°N 1.4031°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Marensin Sud |
| Intercommunality | Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Froustey |
| Area 1 | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 1,525 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/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. | |
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, in Gascon language Lo Bocau Vielh, is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 193 | — |
| 1806 | 185 | −4.1% |
| 1821 | 247 | +33.5% |
| 1831 | 272 | +10.1% |
| 1841 | 311 | +14.3% |
| 1851 | 313 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 342 | +9.3% |
| 1872 | 458 | +33.9% |
| 1881 | 486 | +6.1% |
| 1891 | 521 | +7.2% |
| 1901 | 490 | −6.0% |
| 1911 | 550 | +12.2% |
| 1921 | 525 | −4.5% |
| 1931 | 504 | −4.0% |
| 1946 | 537 | +6.5% |
| 1954 | 670 | +24.8% |
| 1962 | 772 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 903 | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 1,072 | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 1,151 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1,210 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,379 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1,591 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1,525 | −4.1% |
See also
References
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