Lescure, Ariège

Lescure

The 12th Century church of Noguès

Coat of arms
Lescure

Coordinates: 43°00′05″N 1°14′03″E / 43.0014°N 1.2342°E / 43.0014; 1.2342Coordinates: 43°00′05″N 1°14′03″E / 43.0014°N 1.2342°E / 43.0014; 1.2342
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Saint-Girons
Intercommunality Val-Couserans
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Monreysse
Area1 25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 503
  Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09164 / 09420
Elevation 410–820 m (1,350–2,690 ft)
(avg. 493 m or 1,617 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.

Lescure is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962390    
1968451+15.6%
1975387−14.2%
1982385−0.5%
1990388+0.8%
1999461+18.8%
2008503+9.1%

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