The task is being hampered by high winds and temperatures of up to 40C. Droughts and heat have fanned wildfires across southern Europe this year.
On Friday, firefighters said the blaze had stopped spreading but the danger was not over. "The fire's less virulent now but the wind and soaring heat are not helping," Jerome Mesure, a fire brigade captain, told the Reuters news agency.
The mayor of Lacanau, Jean-Michel David, said the likely cause was a cigarette thrown from a car, as the fire had started near a main road....
The beach in Lacanau, shot by Florian Pépellin (Floflo), public domain
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