What is La Teste-de-buch?

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La Teste-de-Buch is a commune of the Gironde département, in France. It is located on the south shore of Arcachon Bay, lying in the southwestern part of Gironde. It is the largest of four communes that comprise the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Arcachon Sud, a small metropolitan area of 54,204 population (1999 census). The population of La Teste-de-Buch at the census was 22,970 inhabitants. Its land area is 180.20 km² (69.576 sq mi), the 8th-largest commune in metropolitan France in geographical area.

La Teste-de-Buch is famous for The Great Dune of Pyla. It is also the site of a fictional battle during the Napoleonic wars depicted in Sharpe's Siege by Bernard Cornwell.
Sister Cities: Binghamton, New York

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Gironde

Coat of arms of the Gironde department
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Department number: 33
Region: Aquitaine
Prefecture: Bordeaux
Subprefectures: Arcachon
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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Arcachon Bay, in French the Bassin d'Arcachon (the locals just call "le Bassin"), is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest sea shore of France, situated as a landmark between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine.
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metropolitan area is a large population centre consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence.
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INSEE (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques; pronounced [in.se]) is the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies.
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Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including Corsica.
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The Great Dune of Pyla (French: la dune du Pyla) is the largest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France. It is a famous tourist attraction and visitors can park, camp, shop and eat in the facility between the eastern edge of
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Bernard Cornwell
Born: 23 January 1944 (1944--) (age 63)
London, England
Occupation: Writer
Nationality: British
Genres: Historical fiction
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City of Binghamton
Downtown Binghamton from the north
Nickname: Carousel Capital of the World
Motto: Restoring The Pride
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Incorporated 1867
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geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth.
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