Ascain

Ascain
Azkaine
Main street in Ascain
Main street in Ascain
Coat of arms of Ascain
Location of Ascain
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Ascain is located in France
Ascain
Ascain
Ascain is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ascain
Ascain
Coordinates: 43°20′48″N 1°37′12″W / 43.3467°N 1.62°W / 43.3467; -1.62
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonUstaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Fournier[1]
Area
1
19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,464
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64065 /64310
Elevation5–883 m (16–2,897 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ascain (French pronunciation: [askɛ̃]; Basque: Azkaine) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Ascain in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)