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Côte d’Argent (French: [kot d‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃]; lit. 'Silver Coast') is a name given to part of the Atlantic coast of the Aquitaine region in France.

Etymology

The term was first coined to describe the Aquitaine coast in 1905 by the journalist and poet Maurice Martin. The Congrès national des sociétés de géographie officially approved the name in 1907. The region it referred to eventually shrunk; the northern part including Royan became the Côte de Beauté and the southern part including Anglet became the Basque Coast.[1]

Geography

In the south-west of France, facing the Atlantic Ocean, La Côte d’Argent is part of the Bay of Biscay. It is limited at its north by the Gironde mouth and at its south by the river Adour. Large waves make this a popular surfing destination and create some of the largest sand dunes in Europe, including the Dune of Pilat.[2][3] Surfing competitions include the Quiksilver Pro France and the Lacanau Pro.

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  Surfing in Capbreton
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  Dune of Pilat from Cap Ferret
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  Quiksilver Pro France
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  View from Dune of Pilat
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  Lacanau Pro

Towns

Towns and resorts along the Côte d’Argent include:

Gironde

• Soulac-sur-Mer
• Vendays-Montalivet
• Hourtin
• Carcans
• Lacanau
• Le Porge
• Lège-Cap-Ferret
• Arcachon
• Pyla-sur-Mer

Landes

• Biscarrosse
• Mimizan, nicknamed the "Pearl of the Côte d’Argent"
• Contis
• Lit-et-Mixe
• Vielle-Saint-Girons
• Moliets-et-Maa
• Messanges
• Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
• Seignosse
• Soorts-Hossegor
• Capbreton
• Labenne
• Ondres
• Tarnos

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

• Anglet

See also

• Arcachon Bay
• The Great Dune of Pyla

References

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[it] Costa d'Argento (Francia)

La Costa d'Argento (Côte d'Argent in lingua francese) è una regione costiera francese che si estende dall'estuario della Gironda fino al Cap Ferret, estremità meridionale dell'omonima penisola, riprendendo poi dalla parte opposta al capo, la duna di Pilat, fino all'estuario dell'Adour, porta della costa basca. Il nome gli venne assegnato all'inizio del XX secolo da un giornalista francese, Maurice Martin.

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