Moliets suits families and groups wanting a large home with a private pool close to a long Landes beach and golf. Moliets-et-Maâ is a village of about 1,300 residents, so most shopping and evenings out mean a drive.
Moliets-et-Maâ is a small commune on the Côte d'Argent in the Landes, with about 1,300 residents over 27 km², where tourism is the main business. The village centre and the beach area are about 2 km apart. Long sandy beaches line the coast, and the Courant d'Huchet waterway reaches the Atlantic at the beach. The village has golf courses. The homes sit close together, and most of them are big: most sleep eight or more, nearly all have a private pool and most have a garden and a fireplace.
Neighbouring town, about 16 minutes by road from Moliets, for everyday errands.
The waterway that flows out into the Atlantic right on Moliets beach, a short way from the village.
Basque resort whose beaches are considered the birthplace of surfing in France, with the area's airport about 53 minutes from Moliets by road.
Biarritz Airport is the closest for UK visitors, about 53 minutes by road, with seasonal easyJet flights from Gatwick and Ryanair from Stansted. Bordeaux Airport is about 1 hour 35 minutes. A car is essential: Bordeaux has no direct public transport, and the Biarritz bus takes well over an hour.
Moliets lives off tourism, with only about 1,300 people counted as residents, so shops, restaurants and beach services are geared to the holiday season. Outside it the village is quiet and you should check what is open before arriving. Soustons, about 16 minutes away by road, is there if you need more than the village offers.
Yes. Most homes here sleep eight or more and nearly all have a private pool, so Moliets suits family reunions better than couples.
About 2 km. The village centre and the beach area are separate, and the Courant d'Huchet waterway reaches the Atlantic at the beach, so you will want a bike or a car.
Biarritz, about 53 minutes by road, is closer than Bordeaux at about 1 hour 35 minutes. Biarritz has seasonal easyJet flights from Gatwick and Ryanair flights from Stansted.
Yes. The village has golf courses, and tourism is its main economic activity, so golf is easy to combine with the beach.
Yes. It is a small commune of about 1,300 residents, so evenings are village-sized and larger shops and restaurants are a drive away, such as Soustons about 16 minutes off.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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