Église Saint-Nicolas de Capbreton, Gothic church in Capbreton, France.

Église Saint-Nicolas de Capbreton is a cream-stone Gothic church with a steep dark slate roof and lighter stone buttresses. Its round lighthouse-like tower, rebuilt in 1826, rises beside the main body, while a square tower with a cross-shaped stone pattern, clock face and open belfry stands to the right. A rounded chapel projects near the left corner.

A church dedicated to Saint Nicholas was rebuilt in 1539, and a square watchtower built with stones from the earlier church was added in 1540, serving as a landmark for ships. Protestant troops set the church on fire in 1570, and during the Revolution it was used as a prison for Basques. Lightning struck the tower in February 1824; it was replaced in 1826 by the round, lighthouse-shaped tower seen today. The church was rebuilt from 1865 to 1866 to plans by the architect Ozanne, keeping the bell tower and porch, then finished from 1875 to 1878 to plans by Allard.

The interior walls display frescoes with maritime themes painted between 1889 and 1919, reflecting the town's strong connection to seafaring. These paintings tell the story of Capbreton's identity through their visual representations of the sea.

The church stands in the centre of Capbreton, a short walk from the harbour. The round tower and the porch with its surviving Gothic inner portal are the parts to look for first. Restoration work in the early 2000s uncovered a second window beneath the clock, so look up at the tower face.

The bronze bell in the belfry was cast in 1483 for the Templar chapel of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-de-Bouret and moved here after that chapel was abandoned in 1730. Its Gothic capital letters read "L AN M CCCCLXXX III MAGDALENA ORA PRO NOBIS"; it is the second-oldest bell in the Landes and has been a listed object since June 2003.