Ascou (; oc, Ascon) is a

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in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ascounais''.

Geography

Ascou is an alpine commune located some 40 km south-east of

Foix Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of south ...

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.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. 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. Station Ascou-Pailhères 09

Sites and monuments

The Parish Church contains a Statue of the Virgin and child Logo monument historique - noir sans texte

which is registered as a historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

*Michel Naudy, journalist and politician.

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)