Capbreton

Capbreton (Cap Berton in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Located at the mouth of the Boudigau and Bourret rivers, the town is situated about 40 km north of Biarritz.

Capbreton
Commune
Marina
Coat of arms
Location of Capbreton
Capbreton Capbreton
Coordinates: 43°38′35″N 1°25′52″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Pays Tyrossais
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Patrick Laclédère
Area ^1	21.75 km^2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,769
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40065 /40130
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is a popular holiday destination for sailors, surfers, and beach-goers.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 537 —     1806 586 +9.1% 1821 706 +20.5% 1831 915 +29.6% 1841 968 +5.8% 1851 1,060 +9.5% 1861 1,180 +11.3% 1872 1,247 +5.7% 1881 1,151 −7.7% 1891 1,284 +11.6% 1901 1,313 +2.3% 1911 1,518 +15.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,565 +3.1% 1931 2,954 +88.8% 1946 3,126 +5.8% 1954 3,534 +13.1% 1962 3,688 +4.4% 1968 3,937 +6.8% 1975 4,263 +8.3% 1982 4,456 +4.5% 1990 5,089 +14.2% 1999 6,659 +30.9% 2008 7,763 +16.6% 2013 8,396 +8.2%

Twinning

Capbreton is twinned with Portuguese City Nazaré.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.