After studies in law and experience in communication and advertising in Paris, Serge Pilke turned his attention to real estate. In 2003, he left the capital heading south-west, and founding the Terres & Océan agency in Hossegor in 2007. A second agency was launched in Biarritz in 2016. Agence Terres & Océan, 37 avenue Maître Pierre, Hossegor (05 58 43 60 41) et 3 bis avenue François Mauriac, Biarritz (05 59 47 29 77). www.terresetocean.com