Seignosse suits surfers and small families wanting Landes forest, lakes and patrolled Atlantic beaches next to Hossegor. Homes are mostly compact and private pools are rare, and the beach strip lies about 5 km from the village.
Seignosse is about 70 per cent pine forest and comes in two parts: the inland village, Seignosse Bourg, and Seignosse Océan, the beach resort about 5 km west of it. Seignosse Océan has four patrolled beaches, Les Casernes, Le Penon, Les Bourdaines and Les Estagnots, along about 6 km, and about thirty surf schools work from the commune. The commune also has two lakes, the Étang Noir and the Étang Blanc, the second ringed by pines and cork oaks, and over 40 km of signposted forest footpaths. Homes are mostly compact, sleeping about four. Decide deliberately between the beach side and the village.
The neighbouring surf town, named after its marine lake, with four beaches along 3.5 km of Atlantic coast.
Linked to the Seignosse beaches and Hossegor by a free shuttle bus during the summer season.
A reserve reached by a raised boardwalk through damp moorland, with guided visits in the summer season.
Hossegor lies 20 km north of Biarritz, and Biarritz Airport is about 33 minutes from Seignosse by car.
Biarritz Airport is about 33 minutes by car. The bus from Seignosse changes at Bayonne and takes around an hour and a half, so a car helps. In summer a free shuttle bus links the Seignosse beaches with Hossegor and Capbreton.
The professional world surf tour stage that Hossegor shares with Seignosse and Capbreton is held at the end of September, depending on the weather. The free shuttle bus and the guided visits to the Étang Noir are summer services, so check what operates outside summer.
Yes. Along with Biarritz and Hossegor it is one of the historic birthplaces of surfing in France, it has about thirty surf schools, and each year it organises a stage of the professional world championship with Hossegor.
Seignosse Océan, the resort about 5 km west of the village, has four patrolled beaches along about 6 km. Check whether a home is by the beach or in the village; the bus between them takes about 12 minutes.
Hossegor has a marine lake and four beaches along 3.5 km of coast; Seignosse has more forest and about 6 km of patrolled beach. A free summer shuttle bus connects them, so you can use both.
Easily. The commune has over 40 km of signposted forest footpaths and 20 km of cycle tracks, including part of La Vélodyssée, which follows the French Atlantic coast from Brittany to the Basque coast.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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