Lencouacq

Lencouacq
The town hall in Lencouacq
Location of Lencouacq
Lencouacq
Lencouacq
Coordinates: 44°06′00″N 0°24′12″W / 44.1°N 0.4033°W / 44.1; -0.4033
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonHaute Lande Armagnac
IntercommunalityLandes d'Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2025–2026) Olga Mesples[1]
Area
1
96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
376
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40149 /40120
Elevation75–128 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.

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+12 in) gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line from Roquefort.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.