Vielle-Saint-Girons

Here’s a short guide to Vielle-Saint-Girons (in Gascon: Viela-Sent Gironç) to help you prepare for your camping vacation: accommodation, transport, services and shops, beaches, entertainment, tourist discovery of the area, etc.

The three market towns: Vielle – Saint-Girons – Saint-Girons Plage

Located in the west of the Landes département (40), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Vielle-Saint-Girons is a commune of 1,225 inhabitants: the Vieillois(es) and Saint-Gironnais(es). It is part of the “Côte Landes Nature” community of municipalities and covers three towns:

  • Vielle: the lake
  • Saint-Girons-en-Marensin: the commune’s administrative center
  • Saint-Girons Plage: the seaside resort

The beaches

A renowned seaside resort on the Landes coast, Vielle St Girons is bordered to the west by 17 km of beach. The commune has 5 supervised beaches during the summer (St-Girons from June 1 to September 30).

  • The 2 beaches of Saint Girons Plage: 13 km of fine sand between Cap de l’Homy to the north and the wild Lette Blanche beach to the south,
  • The wild Lette Blanche beach at Vielle (towards Pichelèbe),
  • Arnaoutchot naturist beach, Vielle (towards Pichelèbe),
  • La plage du Lac, Vielle (north of Etang de Léon).

PRACTICAL: During the summer months, a shuttle service runs between the towns and beaches of the Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature.

Sports facilities and bicycle paths

A dynamic tourist town, Vielle-Saint-Girons boasts a wide range of sports facilities throughout its territory.

  • Sports complex, route de Pichelèbe: fronton (pelote basque), skate park with bowl, fitness equipment.
  • In the village of Vielle: fitness trail near the lake entertainment area, route de Merle.
  • In the town of Saint-Girons: municipal tennis court.

Shops & Services

  • Bakeries, pastry shops
  • Bars and restaurants
  • Garage
  • Medical services (doctor, pharmacy, nurses, etc.)

Where to shop?

  • The mini-market at Camping Eurosol, 40560 Saint-Girons Plage: our campers can find all the products they need to do their shopping, without having to take the car or leave the campsite.
  • Casino store: 4259 Route de la Plage, 40560 Vielle-Saint-Girons
  • Super U and drive (10 km): Impasse Morlaes, 40170 Lit-et-Mixe

Throughout the year, take advantage of the Landes markets to discover the regional products of the Southwest:

  • Saint-Girons market: Saturday mornings, year-round, 9am to 12pm, Place Jean Barbe (former town hall).
  • Saint-Girons Plage market: July and August, Sunday mornings, 8am to 1pm, Les Barcottes parking lot. Nocturnes in July and August, Tuesday evenings, 5-10pm.

Our heritage

La Sauveté de Saint-Girons: stone column (11th century)

  • The Saint-Girons filtering well: the first filtering well in the Landes region (1856)
  • Saint-Eutrope church in Vielle and Notre-Dame church in Saint-Girons
  • Colonial-style bungalow, known as Maison Boulart (19th century, French MH listing)

Places to visit around Vielle Saint-Girons :

  • the Lette Blanche beach in Vielle-Saint-Girons
  • Cap de l’Homy beach in Lit et Mixe
  • Adrénaline Parc, Aquitaine’s biggest accrobranche (Moliets-et-Maa)
  • Lac de Léon and the Courant d’Huchet nature reserve
  • and many other exceptional places to discover!

How to get to Vielle and Saint-Girons?

In the heart of the Landes department, on the Atlantic coast, Vielle-Saint-Girons is located halfway between the Bassin d’Arcachon and the Basque Country.

By car:
From Paris, follow the A10 towards Bordeaux, then take the A63 towards Bayonne / Saint Sébastien, exit 12 Dax/Moliets-et-Maa/Vielle-Saint-Girons/Léon, follow Castets.

By train:
On arrival at or departure from Dax and Bayonne TGV stations. The nearest SNCF train station is DAX (35 km). From Paris Montparnasse, you can reach Dax station with the TGV Atlantique in 3h20.

By plane:
Bordeaux airport: 140 km – Biarritz airport: 75 km.