Company Profile

About Arcus

ARCUS set up 125 years ago in Pontacq, in the sweetness of the Bearn, at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on a affluent of the Adour.

The place was chosen for its quality water, used for leather tanning. Today, Arcus is proud to be able to keep on manufacturing in France high-quality shoes and the know-how of its experts is well known all over the world.

In France , Arcus relies on a network of more than 1000 shops and has shops in many countries.
In its history, ARCUS has always looked for products and technical solutions which benefit to the consumer.

ARCUS has been forerunner for the manufacture of ski shoes (1930), sandals with covered arch of the foot (1950), latex soles (1955), boots in reversed sheep (1965), boating Moccasins (1972), elk-skin shoes (1980).

All ARCUS patterns are drawn in 3 dimensions on computer screens. Complex software enables then to cut directly the leather by taking into account characteristics of each skin. Operators carry out pressured water jet cutting in total secure conditions.

ARCUS is strongly attached to the robustness of its shoes. That's why most of men shoes are sewn : reversed welted, Goodyear, Blake, outsole stitching.

Reversed welted is made up with 2 separated seams : one first that joins upper, lining and insole and an other to fix the whole on a rubber middle sole. This process is the best one as for strength, resistance and waterproof qualities.

ARCUS has added a 100% natural hevea milk sole (latex) to reach an exceptional suppleness as regards this kind of manufacture.

The manufacture of the Moccasin which requires an extremely precise process is the best example of its specialisation. It consists on the use of a leather pocket which follows the sole of the foot before being laced with a plug that covers the upper of the foot. This "plug" is laced point by point with a rot-proof thread and stop stitches are always knotted by hand.

Our location not far from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic ocean allow us to create and test Arcus shoes which fit many of high level active peoples.
ARCUS is offering deck shoes, "auto-bateau" and also a full range of treeking shoes with water resistant leather.
We built up relationships with sport clubs like Voile Liberte to the Trinité (France). These teams use and test our items in worse conditions (sailing races, regates, etc...).

ARCUS is always looking for comfort.

@Boutique :
In order to better meet the expectations of our customers, the Company has put into place, alongside its stores and distribution network, an Internet-based sales system through which a selection of ARCUS products will be available.
Each product visible on the website is available until out of stock.

In order to ensure the security of payments, the Website uses the payment service secured by the international bank HSBC and certified by an Authority of Certification. This service makes use of the norm established by SSL security (Secure Socket Layer). Confidential information (the 16 digit credit card number, as well as the expiration date and the CVX code) is encrypted and directly sent through the bank's server without passing through the physical servers of www.arcus.fr or www.arcus.com.