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Soorts-Hossegor

Soorts-Hossegor
Hossegor June 2006.jpg
Coat of arms of Soorts-Hossegor
Coat of arms
Soorts-Hossegor is located in France
Soorts-Hossegor
Soorts-Hossegor
Coordinates: 43°39′34″N 1°25′36″W / 43.6594°N 1.4267°W / 43.6594; -1.4267Coordinates: 43°39′34″N 1°25′36″W / 43.6594°N 1.4267°W / 43.6594; -1.4267
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Landes
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Soustons
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2013) Xavier Gaudio
Area1 14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 3,826
 • Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 40304 / 40150
Elevation 0–55 m (0–180 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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Soorts-Hossegor (Sòrts e Òssagòr in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, 20 km (12 miles) north of Biarritz.

It is well known as a seaside resort and surfing center, considered as one of the best surfing locales in the world. The city's economy is centered on surfing.

Until 1310, the mouth of the Adour was in the district of Capbreton-Hossegor. When the Vikings attacked the area in 840, they settled immediately in the deserted swamps around the mouth. At that time, the chief of the invaders was Asgeir.

Asgeir did not stay in Gascony where Björn, his half-brother, settled, but tried with Pepin II of Aquitaine to conquer Aquitaine between the Garonne and the Loire.

Hossegor remained a whale-hunting area until the 14th century. Hossegor is a part of the little town of Soorts.

Hossegor has long been one of the premier surfing locations in Europe, with a series of world-class beach breaks such as Gravière and La Nord, and with nearby beach breaks in Capbreton and Seignosse such as La Piste and Bourdaines. It supports a thriving nightlife through the summer, centered at La Plage Centrale. It holds the Quiksilver Pro France contest every year in September.

Plage Centrale.



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