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Ascou
Sign in to saveAscou (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
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Ascou is a commune in the Ariège department of France, situated within the Occitanie region. It is part of the arrondissement of Foix and the canton of Ax-les-Thermes, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Haute-Ariège. The municipality shares borders with Ax-les-Thermes, Mijanès, Orgeix, and Orlu. Its official postal code is 09110.
The area of Ascou is 35.59 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 153 residents, comprising 63 males and 58 females, while another lists 112 inhabitants. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 2360 meters in one dataset and 1029 meters in another. The local government is headed by a mayor.
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- French commune.name
- Ascou
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Col de Paihères- étang de Goulours.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The Étang de Goulours
- French commune.arrondissement
- Foix
- French commune.canton
- Haute-Ariège
- French commune.INSEE
- 09023
- French commune.postal code
- 09110
- French commune.mayor
- Sabine Carrière
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Haute-Ariège
- French commune.elevation m
- 1005
- French commune.elevation min m
- 879
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2360
- French commune.area km2
- 35.59
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Ascou (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
==Geography== Ascou is an alpine commune located some 40 km south-east of Foix and immediately east of Ax-les-Thermes. The northern border of the commune is the border between the departments of Ariège and Aude. 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 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.
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