Lencouacq (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃kwak]; Gascon: Lencoac) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
Lencouacq | |
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 The town hall in Lencouacq | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lencouacq  | |
  Lencouacq  Lencouacq | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′00″N 0°24′12″W / 44.1°N 0.4033°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Haute Lande Armagnac |
| Intercommunality | Landes d'Armagnac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Portet[1] |
Area 1 | 96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 375 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40149 /40120 |
| Elevation | 75–128 m (246–420 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Transport
editBetween 1907 and 1934, Lencouacq was the terminus of the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line from Roquefort.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.
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