Carcans

Carcans (; oc, Carcan, ) is a communes of France, commune and town in the Gironde departments of France, department, regions of France, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), France.

Carcans is one of the 14 members of the communauté de communes, Community of Communes of Médoc Atlantique.

Geography

Location

Situated about 50 km of Bordeaux, Médoc, Carcans is a seaside resort between the Atlantic Ocean and the lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, Hourtin-Carcans Lake.

Places

It includes 5 hubs : Carcans, the administrative centre (in the town's same name); Pouch (), situated between forest and marsh; Maubuisson (), the tour resort created 1960–1970; Bombannes (), a sport area near the lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, lake; Carcans-Plage (), the seaside resort on the border of the ocean.

Population

See also

*Communes of the Gironde department

References

External links

Official siteOfficial website of the tourist office Médoc Océan

Communes of Gironde

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