Lescure, Ariège


Lescure is a commune, located in the department of Ariège in the region of Occitanie, in 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

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.

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