Moliets-et-Maa

Moliets-et-Maa
Moliets-et-Maa
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Soustons
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Mayor	Anne-Marie Cancouët (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 26 m/85 ft)
Land area1	27.66 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population2	809  (2007)
- Density	29 /km2 (75 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	40187/ 40660
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 1°21′25″W / 43.85°N 1.35694°W / 43.85; -1.35694

Moliets-et-Maa is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.

Description

The principal economic activity is tourism and the village features long sandy beaches and golf courses.

The village proper and the beach area are around 2 km (1.2 mi) apart, a common feature of towns and villages in this region of France known as the Côte d'Argent. The "courant d'Huchet" flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the Moliets's beach.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

External links

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