Courant d'Huchet, Natural reserve river in Landes, France
The Courant d'Huchet extends for seven kilometers, connecting Lake Leon to the Atlantic Ocean through a diverse landscape of dunes and gallery forests.
The river remains the sole waterway in the Bay of Biscay where the mouth has maintained its natural state without artificial stabilization or embankment work.
Local boatmen, organized in a traditional brotherhood, navigate flat-bottomed boats called galupes through the waters, continuing a century-old practice.
The Maison de la Reserve opens daily during summer and weekdays in winter, offering permanent exhibitions about the natural heritage of the area.
The river banks contain several remarkable trees, including 400-year-old cork oaks and five specimens of bald cypress with trunks reaching 4.5 meters in circumference.
Location: Landes
Elevation above the sea: 46 m
GPS coordinates: 43.88620,-1.34631
Latest update: June 5, 2025 02:15
The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region contains historic and natural sites often overlooked by traditional tourist routes. The area features military castles such as Bonaguil with its seven 13th-century towers, underground churches carved into limestone in Saint-Émilion and Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, as well as caves decorated with Paleolithic paintings like that of Villars. Medieval villages such as Talmont-sur-Gironde preserve their original layout and overlook the Gironde estuary. From Dordogne to the Pyrenean foothills, the region presents rock-hewn forts like Maison Forte de Reignac, Benedictine abbeys established since the 8th century in Brantôme, and Romanesque churches like the Collegiate Church of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat. The Vayres and Roquetaillade castles demonstrate the evolution of fortified architecture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. These sites reflect the military, religious, and cultural history of the region and provide diverse examples of southwestern France's architectural heritage.
Étang de Léon
2.4 km
Réserve naturelle nationale du Courant d'Huchet
67 m
Plage de Soustons
13.6 km
Plage Nord
9 km
Plage Centrale Moliets et Maa
5.2 km
Pop Corn Labyrinthe
13 km
Plage des Sablères
11.7 km
Plage naturiste du centre de vacances d'Arnaoutchot
3.7 km
Plage du Lac de Léon
2.2 km
Golf de Moliets
5.1 km
Plage du Lac
12.4 km
Église Saint-Saturnin de Léon
3.7 km
Église Saint-Vincent de Mixe
12.3 km
Église Saint-Clément de Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
12 km
Église Notre-Dame de Moliets
4.3 km
Église Saint-Michel de Saint-Michel-Escalus
9.2 km
Église Saint-Girons de Saint-Girons-en-Marensin
8 km
Église Saint-Clément de Messanges
8.2 km
Église Saint-Fabien-Saint-Sébastien-et-Saint-Laurent de Maa
2.4 km
Fun Park Plage
13.3 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Azur
10.4 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Soustons
14.6 km
Église Saint-Martin de Linxe
8.9 km
Église Saint-Eutrope de Vielle-Saint-Girons
4.8 km
La Lette Blanche - Vielle
3.1 km
Église Saint-Pierre d'Escalus
7 km
Plages de Vielle Saint-Girons
7.5 km
Chapelle des arènes de Soustons
15 kmReviews
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