Coordinates: 44°37′12″N 1°08′45″W / 44.620°N 1.145711°W
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Commune of La Teste-de-Buch |
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  La Teste-de-Buch
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon |
| Canton | La Teste-de-Buch (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Arcachon Sud |
| Mayor | Jean-Jacques Eroles (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–101 m (0–330 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 24,911 (2006) |
| - Density | 138 /km² (360 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33529/ 33260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Teste-de-Buch (Occitan: La Tèsta de Bug [la ˈtɛstɔ ðe ˈβytʃ / ˈβyk], or [ðœ]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
It is located on the south shore of Arcachon Bay, lying in the south-western part of Gironde.
It is the largest of four communes that comprise the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Arcachon Sud, a small metropolitan area of 54,204 population (1999 census). The population of La Teste-de-Buch at the census was 22,970 inhabitants. Its land area is 180.20 km² (69.576 sq mi), the 8th-largest commune in metropolitan France in geographical area.
La Teste-de-Buch is famous for The Great Dune of Pyla. It is also the site of a fictional battle during the Napoleonic wars depicted in Sharpe's Siege by Bernard Cornwell.
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Geography
- Located in the department of Gironde, in the middle of the Landes forest. Capital of the Pays de Buch.
- Located south of Arcachon Bay between Gujan-Mestras and Biscarosse
- Surrounds the city of Arcachon, the old hamlet of La Teste-du-Buch
- The Great Dune of Pyla, found in the northwest corner of the town, extends south into the ocean beaches and is very popular in the summer months.
- Cazaux Lake is in the southeast corner, astride the departments of Gironde and Landes
- The rest of the town consists of old dunes, where the natural forest has changed little over centuries. This is one of the few natural forests in the Landes forest.
- The seaside resort of Pyla-sur-Mer, the village of Cazaux, the bird refuge and sandbank of Arguin are also part of the town.
Twin towns
La Teste-de-Buch is twinned with
- Binghamton, New York, United States, since 1987.
- Schwaigern, Germany, since 2004.
See also
External links
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- Official website (in French)
Coordinates: 44°38′01″N 1°08′38″W / 44.63361°N 1.14389°W
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