Moliets-et-Maa | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Moliets-et-Maâ (Landes).svg |
Arrondissement: | Dax |
Canton: | Marensin Sud |
Insee: | 40187 |
Postal Code: | 40660 |
Mayor: | Aline Marchand[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud |
Coordinates: | 43.85°N -1.3569°W |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 55 |
Area Km2: | 27.66 |
Moliets-et-Maa (in French pronounced as /mɔljɛts e ma/; Occitan (post 1500);: Moliets e Mar) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
The principal economic activity is tourism and the village features long sandy beaches and golf courses.
The village proper and the beach area are around 2km (01miles) apart, a common feature of towns and villages in this region of France known as the Côte d'Argent. The "courant d'Huchet" flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the Moliets's beach.