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Patrouille de France - Lacanau-Océan 2008
Flight of the Patrouille de France Acrobatic Patrol above the Atlantic ocean just before the coming of a thunderstorm, seen from Lacanau-Océan beach in Gironde , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Flight of the Patrouille de France Acrobatic Patrol above the Atlantic ocean just before the coming of a thunderstorm, seen from Lacanau-Océan beach in Gironde , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Lacanau
How work, access and surfing shaped Lacanau.
Scroll to follow the shoreline through time
Lacanau is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
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1917
Work at the water’s edge
The United States Navy established a naval air station at NAS 001 Le Moutchic on 31 August 1917 to operate seaplanes during World War I.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Lacanau.
This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.
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Lacanau Surf Club 02
Lacanau Surf Club at the northside of the central beach of Lacanau-Océan. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Lacanau Surf Club at the northside of the central beach of Lacanau-Océan
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Surfing reads the same coast differently
Surfing competitions include the Quiksilver Pro France and the Lacanau Pro.
THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Lacanau is recorded at 44.979° N, 1.196° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.LACANAU.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.LACANAU.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.LACANAU.V00
Patrouille de France - Lacanau-Océan 2008
Flight of the Patrouille de France Acrobatic Patrol above the Atlantic ocean just before the coming of a thunderstorm, seen from Lacanau-Océan beach in Gironde , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Flight of the Patrouille de France Acrobatic Patrol above the Atlantic ocean just before the coming of a thunderstorm, seen from Lacanau-Océan beach in Gironde , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
TODAY
Lacanau now
Lacanau remains a lived-in place as well as a sporting destination.
Its present identity continues to depend on the relationship between residents, visitors, access and the landscape or water that first shaped it.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Patrouille de France - Lacanau-Océan 2008
AOD.EU.LACANAU.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lacanau Surf Club 02
AOD.EU.LACANAU.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Lacanau overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.