Landes

Landes
Department
Prefecture building of the Landes department, in Mont-de-Marsan
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Landes in France
Coordinates: 44°0′N 0°50′W / 44.000°N 0.833°W / 44.000; -0.833
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Département	4 March 1790
Prefecture	Mont-de-Marsan
Subprefectures	Dax
Government [1]
• President	Henri Emmanuelli
Area [2]
• Total	9,242.6 km2 (3,568.6 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	400,477
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Landais
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-40
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	15
Communes	330
Website	www.landes.fr

Landes (Gascon: Lanas) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. Landes is the plural of the French word lande (in English:heathland); it was named so because it was the most common habitat in the region.

It is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach that attracts many surfers to Mimizan and Hossegor each year.

1. ↑ "Le Président" (in French). Conseil départamental des Landes. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
2. ↑ "Département des Landes (40) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
3. ↑ "Populations légales 2014: Recensement de la population - Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 May 2017.