Pontenx-les-Forges travel guide
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Visit Pontenx-les-Forges: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pontenx-les-Forges is situated in the Landes department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 62 km from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital. (General information: Pontenx-les-Forges is 578 km from Paris and 779 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mimizan at 10 km from Pontenx-les-Forges
Popular places to visit near Pontenx-les-Forges: these include Mimizan at 10 km and Biscarrosse at 18 km.
Mimizan is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km and Etang de Biscarrosse et Parentis is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Pontenx-les-Forges: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Pontenx-les-Forges, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Pontenx-les-Forges
See France This Way travel guides for Landes and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Pontenx-les-Forges.
Note that all distances from Pontenx-les-Forges shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Pontenx-les-Forges holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Pontenx-les-Forges (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Aquitaine and Landes gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pontenx-les-Forges and wondering what to do next!
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Mimizan (10km) : Biscarrosse (18km) :
- Grand Site of France: Dune du Pilat (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Pontenx-les-Forges & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pontenx-les-Forges
Canton: Mimizan
Arrondissement: Mont-de-Marsan
Department: Landes
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 40200
Distance to Pontenx-les-Forges
from Mont-de-Marsan: 62 km
from Paris: 578 km
from Calais: 779 km
from Nice: 673 km
from Bordeaux: 79 km
from Strasbourg: 833 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Pontenx-les-Forges): Saint-Paul-en-Born and Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born.
Getting here
Landes is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into the region's airports at Bordeaux or Biarritz. The drive down the west coast from Saint Malo ferry port requires about 8 hours. For driving distances to Pontenx-les-Forges from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Pontenx-les-Forges