Hourtin-Carcans Lake
- Area
- 57 km²
- Max depth
- 10 m
- Tonight
- 11°CPartly cloudy · Wind 25 km/h NW
Hourtin-Carcans Lake is a lake at 13 m above sea level in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 57 km² in area and 16.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 13 m
- Length
- 16.8 km
- Shoreline
- 61.0 km
Hourtin-Carcans Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 61.0 km
Hourtin-Carcans Lake 3D map
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Hourtin-Carcans Lake terrain and contours
5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Hourtin-Carcans Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Hourtin-Carcans Lake weather
Today · Partly cloudy · 11 / 16°C (52 / 61°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 25 km/h NW
Hourtin-Carcans Lake forecast for about 13 m.
- Today11°16°0.2 mm25 km/h NW
- Mon14°19°–19 km/h SE
- Tue12°19°–22 km/h W
- Wed9°16°–10 km/h NE
- Thu8°17°–9 km/h E
- Fri9°19°–8 km/h E
- Sat11°15°0.8 mm16 km/h NW
- Sun10°14°0.3 mm12 km/h N
- Mon8°14°–13 km/h NE
- Tue6°12°–8 km/h NE
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 25, 11:18 UTC.
Camping & parking near Hourtin-Carcans Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Hourtin-Carcans Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
L'Acacia
Nearest parking
Parking de la Gracieuse
Nearest caravan site
Aire de camping-cars d’Hourtin-Port
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| L'AcaciaCampsite | 3.9 km E |
| Parking de la GracieuseParking | 4.1 km SSW |
| Parking | 4.3 km SSW |
| Parking | 4.4 km SSW |
| Natural Campsite and Holiday cottages LA PRAIRIECampsite | 4.6 km SE |
| Camping La dune bleueCampsite | 4.8 km SW |
| Aire de camping-cars d’Hourtin-PortCaravan site | 5.5 km NNE |
| Aire Carcans Maubuisson - BombannesCaravan site | 6.4 km SSW |
Slope
Share of the 18.8 × 18.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 353 km² view
- Relief in view
- 70 m low point 0 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.4 km; 480 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Black-tailed Skimmer26
- Western Green Lizard23
- Sage-leaved Rock-rose20
- Ash Cicada16
- Strawberry tree14
- Ergates faber14
Where Hourtin-Carcans Lake sits
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine8France176Europe2,151
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-14)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)