Leger Cap Ferret

Leger-Cap-Ferret is located on the territory of the region of Pays de Bouche ; The commune stretched along the Cap Ferret peninsula , which separates the Gulf of Arcachon from the Atlantic Ocean and, thus, protects the inner basin of Arcachon from ocean disturbances.

For a very long time, Cape Cap Ferret was an exceptionally temporary refuge for the fishermen of the bay. The cape was covered with dunes and a pine forest. Gradually, some fishermen settled permanently on the peninsula, and a village formed here. The development of Arcachon as a sea resort contributed to a large increase in tourism along the entire coast of the bay, and at the beginning of the 20th century the first tourists appeared on the peninsula.

This territory has long belonged to the municipality of La Teste de Bouche . In 1976, the independent commune Leger-Cap-Ferret was formed, stretching for 25 kilometers. On its territory there are many villages and farms.

• Piraeus Pond.
• The beaches on the peninsula are 25 kilometers long.
• Lagoon Arcachon
• Cap Ferret lighthouse (52 meters, 258 steps), located at the southern end of the peninsula, from the observation deck of which offers panoramic views of the bay and the Atlantic Ocean .
• Cape Cap Ferret small train departing from the pier at Bélisaire .
• Moorish-style chapel in the "Algerian villa", which is also called the chapel in Erba ( French chapelle de l'Herbe ). Located in the village of Erb, it is the last remnant of the Moorish estate of the 1930s, partially destroyed in 1965. On the bell tower of the chapel there is a cross and a crescent moon, symbols of Christianity and Islam.
• Land in Leger where the first villas appeared.

On the Peninsula of Cap-Ferret, on a stretch of 20-30 kilometers, there are about a dozen villages included in the commune of Leger-Cap-Ferret :

In the order of removal from the village of Leger-Cap-Ferret towards Cape Cap-Ferret:

• Claouey
• Les Jacquets (oyster harbor)
• Le Four (oyster harbor)
• Petit piquey
• Grand piquey
• Piraillan (oyster harbor, nature reserve)
• Le Canon (fishing village)
• L'Herbe (oyster harbor, one of the latest examples of a fishing hut made from a shipwreck)
• La Vigne (yachting)
• Le cap ferret

Club Leger-Cap-Ferret defends the honor of the commune in the French Football Championship .

• Official site of the commune
• Leger Cap Ferret Tourism Office