Marathons in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouvelle-Aquitaine is home to 7 marathons in our database in France, spread across cities including Biarritz, Cap-Ferret, La Rochelle, and Mont-de-Marsan, and more. Marathon du Medoc is the largest race in the lineup, typically drawing around 6,000 finishers, while the full spread offers everything from fast urban courses to scenic regional events. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.

Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon Biarritz Pays Basque

The Marathon Biarritz Pays Basque draws approximately 1,800 finishers each May on a scenic coastal road in Biarritz, France. It is one of France's most scenic seaside marathons thanks to the rugged Atlantic backdrop. The route passes ocean cliffs, beach boulevards, and roads linking several Basque-coast towns. Ocean cliffs and beach boulevards climb between Basque-coast towns on one of France's most scenic seaside marathon routes each May.

Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027

La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon de La Rochelle

The Marathon de La Rochelle follows the Atlantic coast of Charente-Maritime, drawing about 3,500 runners each November through the historic harbour city. The course passes the Vieux Port, the Les Minimes marina, and the flat coastal roads of the Rochefort peninsula approach. November mild Atlantic weather and sea views make it a popular western France marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 22 November 2026

Mont-de-Marsan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon des Landes

The Marathon des Landes draws approximately 1,500 finishers each October on an urban and rural road in Mont-de-Marsan, France. The Landes terrain keeps the race flatter and faster than many French marathons. The course passes pine-forest country, flat roads, and town sections in southwest France. The course is very flat throughout.

Next race: Sunday, 4 October 2026

Cap-Ferret, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon des Villages

The Marathon des Villages draws approximately 1,200 finishers each October on a coastal village road in Cap-Ferret, France. The village-to-village coastal feel is unlike larger French city marathons. The route passes oyster villages, pine forests, and low-lying roads around the Bassin d'Arcachon. The course is very flat throughout.

Next race: Sunday, 4 October 2026

Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon du Medoc

The Marathon du Medoc draws approximately 6,000 finishers each September on a wine-country road in Pauillac, France. The race is famous worldwide for combining marathon distance with costume culture and wine-country spectacle. The course passes vineyards, chateaux, and wine villages throughout the Medoc region. Vineyards, chateaux, and wine villages throughout the Medoc region unfold beside costume culture and wine-country spectacle on a mostly level September route.

Next race: Sunday, 6 September 2026

Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon Poitiers

The Marathon Poitiers runs through the historic university city of Poitiers in western France, drawing about 2,500 finishers each October. The course passes the Romanesque Notre-Dame la Grande church, the Futuroscope area, and the Clain River valley. October mild weather and flat Poitou terrain make it a relaxed regional marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 16 May 2027

Royan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France🇫🇷

Marathon Royan Cote de Beaute

The Marathon Royan Cote de Beaute draws approximately 1,500 finishers each May on a scenic coastal road in Royan, France. It blends resort-town scenery with a largely runnable profile. The route passes estuary views, beaches, and low coastal roads on the Charente coast. Estuary views, beaches, and low coastal roads on the Charente coast blend resort-town scenery with a largely runnable May profile along the Cote de Beaute.

Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027

Nearby Marathons

Other races closest to Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France🇫🇷· 244 km away

Marathon de Nantes

The Marathon de Nantes attracts about 5,000 finishers each November through western France's largest city. The course passes the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, the Loire River, and the Île de Nantes district on flat Atlantic-coast terrain. November crisp weather and a historic city-centre route make it the Loire-Atlantique's premier marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 8 November 2026

Toulouse, Occitanie, France🇫🇷· 245 km away

Toulouse Marathon

The Toulouse Marathon draws approximately 3,500 finishers each October through the 'Pink City' of southwest France. The course passes the Capitole de Toulouse, the Garonne River embankment, and the Cité de l'Espace area on flat pink-brick boulevards. October's mild Toulousain autumn makes it the largest marathon in France's aerospace capital.

Next race: Sunday, 25 October 2026

Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France🇫🇷· 249 km away

Saumur Marathon de la Loire

The Saumur Marathon de la Loire follows the Loire Valley through the famous wine town of Saumur, drawing about 3,000 runners each May. The course passes the Château de Saumur, the Loire River, and the troglodyte cliff dwellings of the valley. May spring weather in the 'Garden of France' creates a scenic château-country marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 9 May 2027

Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain🇪🇸· 262 km away

Bilbao Marathon

The Bilbao Marathon attracts approximately 3,500 finishers each October through the Basque Country's industrial-turned-cultural capital. The course passes the Guggenheim Museum, the Nervión River estuary, and the Casco Viejo old town on rolling Basque terrain. October's mild Cantabrian coast weather and the titanium Guggenheim backdrop make it northern Spain's premier marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 25 October 2026

Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France🇫🇷· 266 km away

Marathon de la Côte d'Amour

The Marathon de la Côte d'Amour runs along the Atlantic coast of Saint-Nazaire and the Loire estuary, drawing about 2,800 finishers each November. The course follows the 'Love Coast' beaches and passes the Saint-Nazaire shipyards and seaside resorts of western France. November Atlantic weather and coastal rolling terrain characterise this Breton-Loire marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 22 November 2026