Lacanau | |
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 The beach at Lacanau | |
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Location of Lacanau  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°58′49″N1°04′42″W / 44.9803°N 1.0783°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Peyrondet [1] |
Area 1 | 214.02 km2 (82.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) [2] | 5,389 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33214 /33680 |
| Elevation | 0–66 m (0–217 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lacanau (French pronunciation: [lakano] ; Gascon : La Canau, [ˈlakaˈnaw] ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Lacanau is a surfing area.
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Lacanau is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin, the territory Médoc Océan. [3]
