Mimizan-Ville is located six km inland from Mimizan-Plage, a seaside resort with four beaches.

The bell tower of the former Benedictine priory of Sainte-Marie-de-Mimizan houses the polychrome sculpted portal of the 13th century monastery church. This historic monument is listed as a World Heritage Site as part of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.

The 'modern' dunes, Lake Aureilhan and the Courant de Mimizan form a Natura 2000 area.

he area of ​​Mimizan is 114.83 km², the population density is 63 inhabitants per km² (as of January 1, 2019).

The municipality has a coastal strip of 10 km.

Until the 7th century, the sea moved more inland and the rivers flowed into bays. Then dunes formed so that the rivers could no longer flow into the sea. Marshes and lakes emerged behind dunes, such as Lake Aureilhan, which is fed by the Sainte-Eulalie, the Canteloup and the Escource. Through the dunes, the water of the lake nevertheless flows into the sea via the Courant de Mimizan. This stream moved over time. Between 1870 and 1873, dikes were built as part of the development of Mimizan-Plage, which determined the course of the stream.

The map below shows the location of Mimizan with its main infrastructure and neighboring municipalities.

n the Gallo-Roman period, the city of Segosa was located near Mimizan.

In the 12th century, the Benedictine priory of Sainte-Marie-de-Mimizan was founded.

The seaside resort of Mimizan-Plage was built at the end of the 19th century.