The Church of the Intercession of the virgin and of St. Alexander Nevsky – the full name of this temple, located on the shore Gascony Gulf in Biarritz.

At first, the Orthodox community of Biarritz gathered for the service, held at Villa Eugenia, which was the summer residence of the French Empress and wife of Napoleon III. These services were attended by Maria Feodorovna, wife of Emperor Alexander III.

A few years later after the death of the French Emperor in 1873 Eugene sold the Villa, which the new owners have turned first to the casino, and then to the hotel. Therefore, the local Orthodox community decided to build a new Church, a separate building. The decision was made in 1879, set up a special Committee which was collecting donations and organizing.

The project for the Church of Alexander Nevsky has developed Nikolay Nikonov, one of the most famous architects of St. Petersburg, having worked in the field of ecclesiastical architecture. Temples and monasteries built by the project Nikonov, could be seen on Valaam, in Moscow, Novy Afon, Tallinn and other cities and villages of pre-revolutionary Russia.

Construction works in Biarritz was started in 1890 and two years later took place the consecration of the Church, which was attended by the Russian Ambassador in Paris, Baron Arthur Maranham, Duke George of Leuchtenberg and representatives of the authorities of Biarritz.

Currently is an active Church and belongs to the Western European Exarchate of Russian parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. In 2000-ies, an attempt was made to transfer the Church to the Moscow Patriarchate, however, it was challenged in the courts, and the Church was returned to the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe.