| Carcans | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Carcans 33.svg |
| Image Flag: | Logo_carcans.jpg |
| Arrondissement: | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton: | Le Sud-Médoc |
| Insee: | 33097 |
| Postal Code: | 33121 |
| Mayor: | Patrick Meiffren[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0797°N -1.0431°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 65 |
| Area Km2: | 175.4 |
| Population Demonym: | French: Carcanais·e (French) |
Carcans (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Carcan, in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /kaɾˈka/) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), France.
Carcans is one of the 14 members of the Community of Communes of Médoc Atlantique.
Situated about 50 km of Bordeaux, Médoc, Carcans is a seaside resort between the Atlantic Ocean and the Hourtin-Carcans Lake.
It includes 5 settlements : Carcans, the administrative centre (in the town's same name); Pouch (pronounced as /fr/), situated between forest and marsh; Maubuisson (pronounced as /fr/), the tour resort created 1960–1970; Bombannes (pronounced as /fr/), a sport area near the lake; Carcans-Plage (pronounced as /fr/), the seaside resort on the border of the ocean.