Biscarosse

Biscarrosse
The Biscarrosse Elm in January; died 2010.
Coat of arms
Location of Biscarrosse
Biscarrosse Biscarrosse
Coordinates: 44°23′39″N 1°09′46″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Parentis
Intercommunality	Communauté de commune des Grands Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Dudon
Area 1	160.48 km2 (61.96 sq mi)
Population  (2007)	12,487
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40046 /40600
Elevation	0–78 m (0–256 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biscarosse is a commune of 12,487 people (2007). It is in the region Aquitaine in the Landes department in the southwest of France.

Education

A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is located at Biscarosse.