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Arcachon is a commune of the Gironde ''département'', in France. Arcachon is a popular watering-place, with a fine beach and a mild climate, said to be favourable for invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints, on the Atlantic coast of southwest France, 34 miles southwest of Bordeaux and in the Landes forest (...)

La Teste-de-Buch is a commune of the Gironde ''département'', in France. It is located on the south shore of Arcachon Bay, lying in the southwestern part of Gironde. It is the largest of four communes that comprise the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Arcachon Sud, a small metropolitan area of 54,204 population (1999 census) (...)

Arcachon Bay, in French the Bassin d'Arcachon (the locals just call "le Bassin"), is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest sea shore of France, situated as a landmark between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine. The bay covers an area of 150 km² at high tide and 40 km² at low tide. Some of its geological features are natural preservation areas (...)