Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (, in
Gascon: ''Lo Bocau Vielh'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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in the
Landes department in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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in southwestern
France
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.
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During the 1970s, an artificial lake and a touristic complex were created and named "Port d'Albret ", this complex was built in the territory of Vieux-Boucau and the nearby town Soustons. During summer, the population is between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants.
There are three beaches along the Atlantic Ocean
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and one on the lake.
Geography
The commune has the smallest surface of the Landes department.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France
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References
Communes of Landes (department)
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