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Ascou (; oc, Ascon) is a commune in the Ariège
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in the
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region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ascounais''.


Geography

Ascou is an alpine commune located some 40 km south-east of Foix and immediately east of
Ax-les-Thermes Ax-les-Thermes (; oc, Ax or ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Axéens'' or ''Axéennes''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''N ...
. The northern border of the commune is the border between the
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s of Ariège and
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. Access to the commune is by the D 25 road which branches off the D 613 east of Ax-les-Thermes and continues through the village and the length of the commune to
Mijanès Mijanès (; oc, Mijanes) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is located close to two Cathar castles, the Château d'Usson and the Château de Quérigut. During World War II, the villagers of Mijanès were inv ...
over the mountains to the east. The D 258 road branches off the D 25 in the commune and goes north-east changing to the D 107 at the border and continuing to La Fajolle. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Goulours, Lavail, and Pujal. The commune is entirely alpine in nature with no farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The Ruisseau de l'Adorre rises in the east of the commune and flows west gathering tributaries and changing to the Lauze river before passing the village and continuing west to join the Ariège at
Ax-les-Thermes Ax-les-Thermes (; oc, Ax or ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Axéens'' or ''Axéennes''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''N ...
. The Ruisseau de l'Eycherque rise in the north-east of the commune and flows south-west to join the Lauze at the D 25 road. The Riu Caud flows from the north to join the Lauze at the Étang de Goulours


Neighbouring communes and villages


Administration

List of Successive Mayors


Demography

In 2017 the commune had 121 inhabitants.


Sites and monuments

The Parish Church contains a Statue of the Virgin and child which is registered as a historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy


Notable people linked to the commune

*Michel Naudy, journalist and politician.


See also

*
Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 Communes of France, communes of the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (a ...


References


External links


Ascou on the IGN website

Ascou on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Ascou'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Ariège (department)