Lencouacq

Lencouacq
Commune
The town hall in Lencouacq
Coat of arms
Location of Lencouacq
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Coordinates: 44°06′00″N 0°24′12″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 km^2 (37.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	375
• Density	3.9/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lencouacq (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃kwak]; Gascon: Lencoac) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

Transport

Between 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

• Communes of the Landes department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.