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{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Lescun (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)}}

{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Lescun
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image              = Cirque Lescun.jpg
|caption            = View of Lescun
|arrondissement     = Oloron-Sainte-Marie
|canton             = Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
|INSEE              = 64336
|postal code        = 64490
|mayor              = Danielle Gay<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = 
|coordinates        = {{coord|42.935|-0.6336|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        = 900
|elevation min m    = 468
|elevation max m    = 2504
|area km2           = 61
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Lescun''' ({{IPA|fr|lɛskœ̃}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lescun: les recherches s'intensifient pour retrouver le randonneur disparu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=4LhAHpCLU9c&feature=youtu.be|author=France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}</ref>) is a village and a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] [[Departments of France|department]] in south-western [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/64336-lescun INSEE commune file]</ref>

It is at an elevation of approximately {{convert|900|m|ft|abbr=off}} in a grand [[Cirque (landform)|cirque]].

Lescun is situated on the [[GR 10 (France)|GR 10]] long-distance footpath traversing the [[Pyrenees]]. Combined with the dramatic scenery of its mountain backdrop, this makes it a popular focus for hikers and climbers.<ref>[https://pratique.tourisme64.com/itineraire/lescun.html Randonnées à Lescun], Tourisme64</ref> Several lakes and summits can for example be reached from Lescun, including the lake of Lhurs, the [[lake of Ansabère]], the Billare, the [[Pic d'Anie]], and the Grande Aiguille d'Ansabère.

==Lescun in popular culture==

Lescun the setting for the book ''[[Waiting for Anya]]'' by [[Michael Morpurgo]].

==See also==
* [[:File:000003-lescun 1200x800.jpg|Another distant picture]]
* [[Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://bernard-bohn.pagesperso-orange.fr/html_montagne/lescun_panorama.htm Lescun panorama]

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