Lescun

Lescun
View of Lescun from Lhers
Lescun
Location within Aquitaine region Lescun
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Accous
Intercommunality	Vallée d'Aspe
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François Baye
Area1	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	187
• Density	3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64336 / 64490
Elevation	468–2,504 m (1,535–8,215 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

The village of Lescun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It is at approximately 900m altitude in a grand cirque.

Lescun is situated on the GR 10 long-distance footpath traversing the Pyrenees. Combined with the dramatic scenery of its mountain backdrop, this makes it a popular focus for walkers and climbers.

With its old buildings and narrow streets, Lescun exudes a pleasant old village charm.

Lescun in popular culture

Lescun the setting for the book Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo.

See also

• Another distant picture
• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• http://www.lescunwalks.com
• http://www.balades-pyrenees.com/lescun.htm
• Lescun panorama