Ascain

Ascain is a locality in , , . Ascain is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petit train de la Rhune and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption d’Ascain.

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The Little Train of Larrun is a metre gauge rack railway in at the western end of the , in the French Basque Country. It links the Col de Saint-Ignace, some 10 km to the east of , to the summit of the .

Church
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is a church.

Peak
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is a mountain at the western end of the . It is located on the border of and , where the traditional Basque provinces of Labourd and Navarra meet. Its prominence is 670 m. is situated 4½ km south of Ascain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ascain.

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& Ciboure are small towns at the mouth of the River Nivelle, near the border with Spain. St Jean, the larger, is east of the river and straight in front of the railway station, while Ciboure is a village some 500 m west across the river bridge - for practical purposes they're a single community.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region of south-western . The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Village
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is a village in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country, historically part of the province of Labourd. It is officially recognized as one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. is situated 5 km southeast of Ascain.

Ascain

Latitude
43.3458° or 43° 20′ 45″ north
Longitude
-1.6211° or 1° 37′ 16″ west
Population
4,210
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8CMW89WH+8H
Geo­Names ID
6450400
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In Other Languages

From Basque to French—“Ascain” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Azkaine”
  • French: “Ascain”

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