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Capbreton Latitude and Longitude:
43°38′35″N 1°25′52″W / 43.6431°N 1.4311°W / 43.6431; -1.4311
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This article is about French commune. For other uses, see Cape Breton.
Capbreton
Commune
Marina
Marina
Coat of arms of Capbreton
Coat of arms
Location of Capbreton
Capbreton is located in France
Capbreton
Capbreton
Capbreton is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Capbreton
Capbreton
Coordinates: 43°38′35″N 1°25′52″W / 43.6431°N 1.4311°W / 43.6431; -1.4311
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Landes
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Pays Tyrossais
IntercommunalityMaremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Laclédère [1]
Area
1
21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
9,185
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40065 /40130
Elevation0–51 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 (French pronunciation: [kabʁətɔ̃]; Occitan: Capberton) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. [3] 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. ±% p.a.
1793 537—    
1800 625+2.19%
1806 586−1.07%
1821 706+1.25%
1831 915+2.63%
1836 933+0.39%
1841 968+0.74%
1846 1,037+1.39%
1851 1,060+0.44%
1856 1,131+1.31%
1861 1,180+0.85%
1866 1,307+2.07%
1872 1,247−0.78%
1876 1,170−1.58%
1881 1,151−0.33%
1886 1,165+0.24%
1891 1,284+1.96%
1896 1,279−0.08%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 1,313+0.53%
1906 1,407+1.39%
1911 1,518+1.53%
1921 1,565+0.31%
1926 2,042+5.46%
1931 2,954+7.66%
1936 2,767−1.30%
1946 3,126+1.23%
1954 3,534+1.55%
1962 3,688+0.53%
1968 3,937+1.09%
1975 4,263+1.14%
1982 4,456+0.63%
1990 5,089+1.67%
1999 6,659+3.03%
2007 7,652+1.75%
2012 8,238+1.49%
2017 8,769+1.26%
Source: EHESS [4] and INSEE (1968-2017) [5]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Capbreton, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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