• 1 - Bayonne

    Bayonne, Quay along the Nive

    The French Basque Country’s economic and cultural capital, a privileged location between sea and mountain.

  • 2 - surfeur

    The Basque coast

    World famous waves, a dream destination, not only for slide sports fans!

  • 3 - fetes-boayonne

    Bayonne’s Festivals

    Each summer, during 5 days and 5 nights, the world’s 5th greatest popular gathering

  • 4 - foret

    The Landes forest

    An authentic nature and an iconic landscape for this endearing department of the Atlantic coast

  • 5 - gastronomie

    Dolce vita

    The Basque Country and the Landes have been able to make attraction assets out of their traditions

  • 6 - Plages-Landaises

    The vast fine sandy beaches

    The spa leisure and sports activities (surfing, golf, sailing…) make the Landes coast Aquitaine’s prime destination

  • 7 - port-Bayonne

    Port of Bayonne

    First triple Quality-Security-Environment certified port, it generates 3.500 jobs and 530 M€ of revenue

  • 1 - Bayonne

    The French Basque Country’s economic and cultural capital, a privileged location between sea and mountain.

  • 2 - surfeur

    World famous waves, a dream destination, not only for slide sports fans!

  • 3 - fetes-boayonne

    Each summer, during 5 days and 5 nights, the world’s 5th greatest popular gathering

  • 4 - foret

    An authentic nature and an iconic landscape for this endearing department of the Atlantic coast

  • 5 - gastronomie

    The Basque Country and the Landes have been able to make attraction assets out of their traditions

  • 6 - Plages-Landaises

    The spa leisure and sports activities (surfing, golf, sailing…) make the Landes coast Aquitaine’s prime destination

  • 7 - port-Bayonne

    First triple Quality-Security-Environment certified port, it generates 3.500 jobs and 530 M€ of revenue

The region

The Basque-Landes’ charm

The Pyrénées, the Atlantic and Spain’s proximity make of the Landes and Basque’s country a particularly attractive regional entity.

In terms of population: The Basque country shows 10% growth between 1999 and 2000 (France 7%). It is at the heart of a Euro-region with 6 million inhabitants. The Landes is the 1st Aquitaine department and the 5th in France with regard to its growth (2006-2012).

On a tourism aspect:  The Basque country has a strong focus on tourism, with 8.000 jobs in tourism and an equivalent of 38.650 tourists per day all year round. The Landes coast attracts nearly two million people annually.

Bayonne: the largest urban area between Bordeaux and Spain

First built-up area by size between Bordeaux and the Spanish border, Bayonne exerts its influence on a living area of over 210.000 inhabitants in strong and continuous growth (population: +1% per year, jobs: +1.7% per year between 1999 and 2010).

This vibrant urban area extends over the Pyrénées-Atlantique and the Landes departments.  The territorial coherence scheme of the Bayonne agglomeration and south of the Landes foresees a population of 250.000 in 2025 implying the creation of 31.500 houses and 17 ha of additional economic activity areas.