Le Moulleau, Coastal neighborhood in Arcachon, France
Le Moulleau features a 4.1-kilometer beachfront promenade with views of Cap Ferret peninsula and numerous seaside villas displaying 1930s architecture.
The neighborhood transformed from a customs post and logging settlement in the late 19th century into a fashionable destination for the French upper class.
The Notre-Dame-des-Passes church, built in 1863 by architect Louis Garros, contains 80 painted angels and a Madonna of Advent statue.
Summer visitors can use sea buses to reach Arcachon center or take shuttles across the Bassin to Cap Ferret from April through October.
Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio resided at Villa Saint-Dominique from 1910 to 1915, where he wrote 'Le martyr de Saint-Sébastien'.
Location: Arcachon
GPS coordinates: 44.64108,-1.20178
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:07
The Bassin d'Arcachon covers 155 square kilometers along the French Atlantic coast and offers numerous subjects for photography. The Dune du Pilat rises 110 meters above sea level and forms the tallest sand dune in Europe. Oyster farming villages such as Gujan-Mestras, L'Herbe, and Le Canon display wooden huts on stilts distributed along the shores. The Cap Ferret peninsula separates the basin from the Atlantic and presents long sandy beaches on both sides. The Cap Ferret lighthouse from 1947 reaches a height of 53 meters. The Île aux Oiseaux sits in the center of the basin and hosts two traditional stilt cabins, the Cabanes Tchanquées, which are surrounded by water at high tide. The town of Arcachon displays 19th-century villas in the Ville d'Hiver, a district with over 300 buildings in Belle Époque style. The Domaine de Certes et Graveyron nature reserve includes former salt marshes and fish ponds now inhabited by herons, spoonbills, and other water birds. The beaches of Pereire and Pyla-sur-Mer provide direct views of the basin and nearby pine forests.
Statue of Heracles, Arcachon
2.9 km
Arcachon villa
3.2 km
Parc Mauresque
3 km
Église Notre-Dame-des-Passes d'Arcachon
213 m
Mimbeau beach
3.3 km
Basilique Notre-Dame d'Arcachon
2.8 km
Plage des Arbousiers
567 m
Chapelle anglicane Saint-Thomas d'Arcachon
2.7 km
Synagogue d'Arcachon
3.3 km
Villa Toledo
2.9 km
Villa Thérésa
3.1 km
Golf d'Arcachon
2.9 km
Observatoire Sainte-Cécile
2.9 km
Jetée de la Chapelle
3.1 km
Villa Alma
3 km
Villa Plaisance
2.8 km
Villa Giroflé
2.8 km
Villa Marguerite
2.8 km
Villa Faust
2.9 km
Église Saint-Louis des Abatilles
1.7 km
Scenic viewpoint
3.2 km
Villa Saint-Yves
3.1 km
Pereire Beach
1.9 km
Villa Alexandre Dumas
2.8 km
Chapelle des marins
2.8 km
Passerelle Saint-Paul
2.9 km
Plage des Abatilles
1.4 km
Croix des marins
3 kmReviews
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