Capbreton
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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.
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Capbreton | |
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| 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 (2024–2026) | Louis Galdos[1] |
Area 1 | 21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,184 |
| • Density | 422.3/km2 (1,094/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town is a popular holiday destination for sailors, surfers, and beach-goers.
Population
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twinning
Climate
| Climate data for Capbreton-Soorts-Hossegor (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.5 (4.74) |
91.1 (3.59) |
83.8 (3.30) |
94.5 (3.72) |
85.8 (3.38) |
76.2 (3.00) |
60.2 (2.37) |
64.9 (2.56) |
97.0 (3.82) |
114.6 (4.51) |
169.9 (6.69) |
123.3 (4.85) |
1,181.8 (46.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 132.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
