Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis
Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis is a lake in Landes, France. At an elevation of 19 m, its surface area is 35.4 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Biscarrosse and Parentis Lake”, “Biscarrosse and Parentis Pond”, “Biscarrosse Lake”, “Biscarrosse Pond”, “Étang de Biscarosse et de Parentis”, “Etang de Biscarrosse”, “Étang de Biscarrosse et de Parentis”, “Lac de Biscarrosse”, “Lake Parentis”, “Parentis Lake”, and “Parentis Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport and Église Sainte-Quitterie de Gastes.
Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport
Aerodrome
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Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is located at Parentis-en-Born in Landes département of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region at 3,5 km south-east of Biscarrosse. A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile is located on the aerodrome. Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis.
Église Sainte-Quitterie de Gastes
Church
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Église Sainte-Quitterie de Gastes is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastes and Biscarrosse.
Gastes
Village
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Gastes is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located in the Landes forest, between Mimizan and Biscarrosse. Gastes is situated 3 km southeast of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis.
Biscarrosse
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Biscarrosse is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located 65 km southwest of Bordeaux, and 10 km inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast.
Parentis-en-Born
Village
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Parentis-en-Born is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has one of the biggest oil reserves of continental western Europe. The Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is located in the commune. Parentis-en-Born is situated 8 km east of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis.
Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis
- Categories: artificial pond and body of water
- Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Biscarrosse eta Parentis urmaela”
- Cebuano: “Étang de Biscarrosse”
- Chinese: “比斯卡罗斯-帕朗蒂斯湖”
- Dutch: “Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis”
- French: “étang de Biscarrosse et de Parentis”
- French: “étang de Biscarrosse”
- French: “étang de Parentis”
- French: “Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis”
- French: “lac de Parentis”
- Venetian: “stagno de Biscarrosse et de Parentis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gastes and Maynage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petit Étang de Biscarrosse and Forêt de Gastes.
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