Lescure, Ariège
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Lescure | |
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 The 12th Century church of Noguès | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lescure  | |
  Lescure  Lescure | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′05″N 1°14′03″E / 43.0014°N 1.2342°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Couserans Est |
| Intercommunality | Val-Couserans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Monreysse |
| Area 1 | 25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 503 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Lescure (in Occitan Era Escura) is a commune, located in the department of Ariège in Occitanie region, southern France.
Its inhabitants are called Escurois.
Geography
Commune of the Pyrenees located in the urban area of Saint - Girons on the Baup . It is part of the Regional Natural Park of the Pyrenees ariégeoises .
Politics and Administration
| List of successive mayors | |||
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| Period | Identity | Label | Quality |
| 2014- In progress | Maryse Perigaud | SE | |
| 2008-2014 | Jean-Marie Monreysse | PS | |
| 2007-2008 | Claude Pujol | PS | |
| 1984-2007 | Michèle Eychenne | ||
| Missing data are to be completed. |
Demographics
The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses carried out in the commune since 1793. From January 1, 2009 , The legal populations of the communes are published annually in the framework of a census which is now based on an annual information gathering, successively covering all the communal territories over a period of five years. For municipalities with less than 10 000 inhabitants , a census survey covering the entire population is carried out every five years , the legal populations of the intermediate years being estimated by interpolation or extrapolation 1 . For the commune, the first comprehensive census under the new system was carried out in 2006 2 , Note 1 .
In 2014, the municipality had 501 inhabitants, a decrease of -1.18% compared with 2009 ( Ariège : 0.95%, France excluding Mayotte : 2.49%).
Places and monuments
The bell tower of Nogues of the thirteenth century is located on the road to Santiago de Compostela . Place currently preserved by the association "Les Amis du Clocher de Nogues". The remains of this ancient church were listed historic monument by decree of June 6, 2012 .
Personalities related to the commune
- Robert Redeker (born 1954), philosopher and writer
- Thierry Escaich (born 1965), organist and composer, born in Nogent-sur-Marne but part of the family of which is attached to Lescure.
- Raoul Béteille (1924-2015), magistrate
See also
References
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