Arcachon
Arcachon is a seaside resort town in southwest France that's known for oyster harvesting. Its 4 districts are named after the seasons. The Ville d'Été (summer) quarter is home to shopping streets, the town's sandy main beach and a casino in the 19th-century Château Deganne. Ville d'Hiver (winter quarter) has extravagant 19th-century villas. South of the town is the Dune du Pilat, a 2. 7-km natural sand dune.
People born in Arcachon (First 28 people) - Page 0
Humbert Balsan
French film producer
Louise Talma
American composer
Guillaume Nouaux
French drummer
Patrice Lagisquet
French rugby union player
Carlos Salzedo
French harpist
Philippe Presti
French sailor
Thierry Eliez
Musical artist
Béatrice Métraux
French-Swiss politician
Marcel Grandjany
American harpist
Christophe Caresche
Former Member of the National Assembly of France
Éric Chavot
Chef
Fabien Lainé
Member of the French National Assembly
Frédéric Couderc
French writer
Jean Périsson
French conductor
Marcel Laverdet
French painter
Tristan Cabral
Poet
Yoann Laousse Azpiazu
French rugby union player
Yves Foulon
French lawyer
Mattéo Ahlinvi
Football player
Robert Yan
Painter
Patrice Simon
French scientist
Claude Bouscau
Sculptor
Bruno Ruiz
French singer-songwriter
Roger-Henri Expert
French architect
Carmen Bernos de Gasztold
French poet
Géraldine Lutten Pozner
Jacques Alexandre
French photographer