Cap Ferret
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| Coordinates: 44°38′46.28″N 1°14′56.11″W / 44.6461889°N 1.2489194°W | |
| Location | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Water bodies | Atlantic Ocean, Arcachon Bay |
Cap Ferret (French pronunciation: [kap fɛʁɛ]; English: Cape Ferret) is a headland situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department in the French southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Arcachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon.
Cap Ferret is notable for its lighthouse and as an up-market resort that has retained its natural feel at the heart of the Landes of Gascony and the Pays de Buch. It is also famous for its ostréicole (oyster farming) activity and numerous tasting sites.
Cap Ferret is accessible by road from the north, and by passenger ferry from Arcachon. The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, a diesel operated narrow-gauge railway, links the ferry landing at Bélisaire on the shores of Arcachon Bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.[1][2][3]
In July 2026, authorities ordered a complete evacuation of around 40,000 people from the Cap Ferret peninsula due to wildfires which had started to the north in Saumos and had consumed 8,700 hectares (c. 21,500 acres).[4]
Gallery
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Cap Ferret looking north
The lighthouse at Cap Ferret
The Tramway du Cap-Ferret
Ruins of Nazi bunkers in the sea at Cap Ferret
References
[edit]- ↑ "Accès / transport" (in French). Office de tourisme de Lège-Cap Ferret. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Navettes - Arcachon - Cap Ferret" (in French). Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "A pied, à vélo, en petit train ..." (in French). Mairie Lege Cap Ferret. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ Smith, Cachella (24 July 2026). "France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
External links
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- (in French) Panoramas of Cap Ferret
- (in French) Official web site of Cap Ferret
- (in French) Discover Cap Ferret in catamaran
- (in English) The lighthouse on the site World Wide Panorama
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