Le Moulleau, Coastal neighborhood in Arcachon, France
Le Moulleau is a coastal area in Arcachon featuring a long beachfront promenade lined with elegant villas built in early 20th-century style. The location faces the Cap Ferret peninsula and offers both swimming and walking opportunities along the water's edge.
The neighborhood grew from a customs post and timber-working settlement in the late 1800s. Over time it transformed into an affluent seaside resort where wealthy French families built homes for leisure.
The Notre-Dame-des-Passes church shapes the neighborhood's character through its interior decoration featuring painted figures and religious imagery. This chapel serves as a spiritual anchor where visitors can experience a quieter side of this seaside retreat.
The area is easy to explore on foot since the promenade runs continuously along the beach. Visitors can also take small boats to other parts of the basin or into the town center.
Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio lived at Villa Saint-Dominique from 1910 to 1915 and composed one of his notable works there. This literary connection gives the place cultural depth that extends beyond its role as a seaside resort.
Location: Arcachon
GPS coordinates: 44.64108,-1.20178
Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:04
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
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