[citation needed] In 1928, a strong current of water destroyed the littoral sand dune at the river mouth, and the course is now controlled by two artificial dikes.

[citation needed] When the poet Maurice Martin made a stop at Mimizan with his caravan in 1905, he described the expanse of fine sand as the "Pearl of the Silver Coast".

[citation needed] In Neolithic times, the countries of the oceanic fringe were populated by people who hunted and fished, leaving archaeological evidence behind.

It would be lined with roads listed in the Antonine Itinerary, which in the early fourth century retraced the Roman routes, symbols of an economic opening, e.g., the "coastal" path and the railway station of Segosa (Saint-Paul-le-Vieux).

The period of barbarian invasion was subject to controversy because several legends took birth there (like at Mimizan that at the battle where St. Galatoire perished under the assault of invaders).

They came from the heart of the Landais countryside and carried the modest title of senhor of Labrit up to 1312, then through purchases, marriages, and inheritances went on to settle in Marensin and Born and then Bazadais.

Maurice Martin was in awe of the beauty of the countryside (sky, ocean, forest) and would during a banquet on 20 March 1905 baptize the place "La Côte d’Argent" (The Silver Coast).

Designed by architects Detmar Blow and Fernand Billerey, Woolsack Castle welcomed numerous famous people during the interwar period.

During the flight the crew discovered a stowaway, an American named Arthur Schreiber [fr], and his extra weight caused a fuel shortage, forcing them to make an emergency landing at Mimizan.

This phenomenon is ever increasing: each year 12,000 communities present their accomplishments at the Floral Towns and Villages competition; 3,258 communes have been awarded, 201 which won either the Quatre Fleurs (Four Flowers) or the Grand Prize.

The jury takes the following three criteria into consideration : For over 30 years, the Community of Mimizan Communes has been actively involved in improving the quality of the environment.

Mimizan commune obtained its first Fleur in 1981 and its fourth in 1995 rewarding all of daily efforts of the environmental service (16 full-time and five seasonal employees).

The bell tower of the old church is on UNESCO's World Heritage List as part of the Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

Free French Special Air Service co-founder Georges Bergé lived and died in Mimizan where he contacted friends to form a Resistance network in March 1941.

Pioneer aviators Assolant, Lefèvre and Lotti linked Old Orchard Beach (USA) to Mimizan (landing on 16 June 1929) on board the Oiseau Canari.