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Biscarrosse
Nouvelle-Aquitainevillage
Biscarrosse
Total population
14,551
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Biscarrosse is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Bordeaux, and 10 km (6.2 mi) inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna L. · Magnoliopsida1,483
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora (L.) Asch. · Magnoliopsida1,143
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea (L.) Moench · Liliopsida323
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves261
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves231
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves224
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves213
- Japanese CheesewoodPittosporum tobira (Murray) Aiton fil. · Magnoliopsida198
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2007-11-2349 km WNW of Lit-et-Mixe, France
- M 2.7 — 2007-09-2849 km W of Mimizan, France
- M 2.9 — 2005-08-2232 km WNW of Mimizan, France
- M 3 — 2004-08-0519 km W of Biscarrosse, France
- M 2.9 — 2004-07-197 km NW of Pontenx-les-Forges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Parentis-en-Born5.3 mi away · pop. 7,195
- Salles18.1 mi away · pop. 7,887
- Le Teich18.3 mi away · pop. 9,004
- Morcenx27.7 mi away · pop. 4,989
- Lège-Cap-Ferret27.9 mi away · pop. 8,193
- Louchats30.5 mi away · pop. 711
- Le Porge33.5 mi away · pop. 3,371
- Rion-des-Landes33.6 mi away · pop. 3,084
- Boos35.4 mi away · pop. 312
- La Brède37.1 mi away · pop. 4,469
- Saumos37.6 mi away · pop. 548
- Gradignan37.8 mi away · pop. 25,835
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Biscarrosse, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 40046
- Department
- 40
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 15,836
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr