Soorts-Hossegor

Soorts-Hossegor
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°39′34″N 1°25′36″W / 43.6594°N 1.4267°W / 43.6594; -1.4267
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Marensin Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Vignaud[1]
Area 1	14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,520
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40304 /40150
Elevation	0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Soorts-Hossegor (French pronunciation: [sɔʁts ɔsgɔʁ]; Occitan: Sòrts e Òssagòr) is a commune in the French department of Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, 20 km (12 miles) north of Biarritz. The town is on a 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) plot of land with 4 beaches on 3.5 km of European Atlantic shoreline, and a lake.

Its inhabitants are called Hossegoriens. The area has been inhabited for a millennium, it became a pilgrimage stop off in the 14th century and has since become a well-known seaside resort as of the 19th century. The town's economy is centered around the sport of surfing, and the local beach is a world famous surf break. When possible, the town co-hosts the World Surf League yearly competitions along with the neighbouring towns of Capbreton and Seignosse. Since the 1980s, global companies have established themselves in the town's industrial park.