Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans is a lake in the Médoc region of France, located in the département of Gironde. It is one of the largest lakes in France, and the largest freshwater lake, by surface area, situated entirely in France.

The lake, one of the Great Lakes of the Landes, extends 18 km at its longest and 5 km at its widest, parallel to the Côte d'Argent on the Atlantic Ocean. The closest towns to Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans are Hourtin to the north east, Carcans to the south east and the resort of Maubuisson which sits on the lake's south-western shore.

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