Ascain

Ascain

Azkaine
Ascain Azkaine
Commune
	Main street in Ascain
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ascain
	Ascain Ascain
	Coordinates: 43°20′48″N 1°37′12″W / 43.3467°N 1.62°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Fournier
Area 1	19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)	4,464
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64065 /64310
Elevation	5–883 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]

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

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "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)

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