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    Arcachon (French: [aʁ.ka.ʃɔ̃]; Gascon: Arcaishon) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the...
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    Arcachon Basin or alternatively Arcachon Bay (French: Bassin d'Arcachon, French pronunciation: [basɛ̃ daʁkaʃɔ̃]; Gascon: Laca d'Arcaishon) is a bay of...
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    Arcachon is known for the Arcachonnaise, the local name for an Arcachon villa, which is the architectural style of many of the older houses built in France...
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    Arcachon station (French: Gare d'Arcachon) is a railway station in Arcachon, Gironde, Southwestern France. Opened in 1857, it is the western terminus...
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    The Synagogue of Arcachon (French: Synagogue d'Arcachon), also Synagogue Temple Osiris, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 36 Avenue Gambetta...
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    Arcachon – La Teste-de-Buch Airport (French: Aéroport d'Arcachon - La Teste-de-Buch) (ICAO: LFCH) is an airport located 4.5 km southeast of Arcachon and...
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    tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km (37.2 mi) southwest of Bordeaux along France's...
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    Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Arcachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon. Cap Ferret is famous...
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    It has three of the four historic resorts on the French Atlantic coast: Arcachon, Biarritz and Royan, as well as several ski resorts (most notably Gourette)...
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    The arrondissement of Arcachon is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 17 communes. Its population...
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    Our Lady of Arcachon, the Star of the Sea is a venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined at the basilica of Arcachon, France. Originally from...
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    studied the sea and all forms of life in water. The Great Dune of Pyla in Arcachon Bay near Bordeaux is the tallest sand dune in Europe. The most populous...
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  • of Heracles (French: Statue d'Héraclès) stands in the Parc Mauresque in Arcachon, in the southwestern French department of Gironde. The marble statue by...
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  • Jérôme Niel in supporting roles, concerns a couple of slackers in the Arcachon Bay who decide to break in to a small grocery store at night and operate...
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    and Claude Debussy. Of Jewish descent, Emma married in the Synagogue of Arcachon, aged 17, Parisian banker Sigismond Bardac, by whom she had two children:...
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    balloon took off at 18:20 from Paris and landed the next day at 17:00 in Arcachon. Departing from the gas plant of La Villette, Seine (present-day 159 boulevard...
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  • The Arcachon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1989. It was held in Arcachon in France and played on outdoor clay courts...
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  • cottage French colonial Second Empire Bay-and-gable Vancouver Special Arcachon villa Gothic Revival Queen Anne Queenslander Storybook house Victorian...
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  • a French association football club founded in 1923. They are based in Arcachon, Gironde and as of the 2020–21 season they play in the Régional 1, the...
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    known simply as La Teste. The commune is located on the south shore of Arcachon Bay (Bassin d'Arcachon) and on the Atlantic coast of France, lying in the...
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    paternal grandfather Pierre Michel Bourdain (1905–1932) emigrated from Arcachon to New York following World War I. Bourdain's father spent summers in France...
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    level of its ancient traditions." The Château Deganne on the sea front in Arcachon was built in 1853 by Adalbert Deganne. From the exterior, this building...
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    sculptures were on display on the waterfront at Arcachon, France. Menet, Sabine (August 12, 2021). "Arcachon: the shock of the hybrid statues by Bruno Catalano"...
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    were relegated to the Second Division. He had previously been coaching Arcachon, an amateur team, and helped them to be promoted from CFA 2 to CFA.[citation...
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    Saint-Jean is the major hub for regional trains (TER) operated by the SNCF to Arcachon, Limoges, Agen, Périgueux, Langon, Pau, Le Médoc, Angoulême and Bayonne...
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    Biarritz - Hendaye Paris - Bordeaux - Agen - Toulouse Paris - Bordeaux - Arcachon Paris - St-Pierre-des-corps (Tours) - Poitiers - Angoulême - Bordeaux Lille...
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    the major cities of Europe to spa towns like Biarritz, Deauville, Vichy, Arcachon and the French Riviera. Their carriages were rigorously divided into first-class...
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    María de Cayón, Spain Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is...
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    (in Carbonne) Salat (in Boussens) Neste (in Montréjeau) Eyre/Leyre (near Arcachon) Adour (near Bayonne) Nive (in Bayonne) Bidouze (in Guiche) Gaves réunis...
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  • Mundolsheim Aquitaine Laura-Marie Marque-Brugerolle 25 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Arcachon Auvergne Romane Agostinho 27 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Beaumont Brittany Marie...
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