Lacanau

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lacanau

(2020–2026) Laurent Peyrondet^[1]Area

214.02 km² (82.63 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,031 • Density24/km² (61/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

33214 /33680

Elevation0–66 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, [ˈla kaˈnaw]) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Lacanau is a surfing area.

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]

History

The United States Navy established a naval air station at NAS 001 Le Moutchic on 31 August 1917 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,846	—
1975	2,038	+1.42%
1982	1,961	−0.55%
1990	2,405	+2.58%
1999	3,142	+3.01%
2007	4,243	+3.83%
2012	4,493	+1.15%
2017	4,914	+1.81%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Médoc Atlantique - De Cordouan à Lacanau". Médoc Atlantique - De Cordouan à Lacanau. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 33.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE