Arcachon
Arcachon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Esplanade along the beach of Arcachon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Arcachon  | |
  Arcachon  Arcachon | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 1°10′W / 44.65°N 1.17°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon |
| Canton | La Teste-de-Buch |
| Intercommunality | Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves Foulon[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 10,370 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arcachonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33009 /33120 |
| Elevation | 0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-arcachon.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arcachon (Arcaishon in Gascon) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
It is a popular beach on the Atlantic coast 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest.
Geography
[change | change source]The commune of Arcachon has an area of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 23 m (75 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 10 m (33 ft).[3]
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The commune has to the south the La Teste de Buch commune and to the north the Arcachon Bay (French: Bassin d'Arcachon), a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France.
Climate
[change | change source]The climate of Arcachon is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.
Population
[change | change source]The inhabitants of Arcachon are known, in French, as Arcachonnais (women: Arcachonnaises).[4]
With a population of 10,370,[5] Arcachon has a population density of 1,372 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Dax
Administration
[change | change source]Arcachon is a subprefecture of the Gironde department since December 2006 when the arrondissement of Arcachon was made.
Twin towns
[change | change source]Arcachon is twinned with:
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Aveiro, Portugal
Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Gardone Riviera, Italy
Goslar, Germany- Pescara, Italy
Gallery
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Center of Arcachon. -
The city of Arcachon. -
Town hall of Arcachon. -
The beach of Arcachon.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Le Maire" (in French). Marie d'Arcachon. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Arcachon (33009)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "City of Arcachon". Map-France.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "Gironde" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
Other websites
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- Ville d'Arcachon - Official site (in French)
- Departmental Council of Gironde Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Arcachon Office de Tourisme Archived 2017-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French)