Lescar

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Lescar is a historic town in southwestern France known for its medieval heritage and Romanesque cathedral.

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Label Occurrences
Lescar canonical 9
Commune of Lescar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
areaSquareKilometers 27.28
country France
demonym Lescariens
Lescariens et Lescariennes
elevationMaxMeters 223
elevationMinMeters 138
governedAs municipality
hasCemetery cathedral necropolis of Béarn rulers
hasEconomicActivity suburban area of Pau
hasFeature medieval city walls
old town
hasHeritage medieval heritage
hasLandmark Lescar Cathedral
hasMunicipalStatus commune
hasReligiousAffiliation Roman Catholic (cathedral)
hasReligiousBuilding Romanesque cathedral
hasStructure Romanesque cloister remains at cathedral
hasUrbanForm historic center and modern suburbs
heritageDesignation site with protected historic monuments
historicalLanguageRegion Gascon
linked to: Gascon Occitan

Occitan
historicalRegion Béarn
historicalRole former capital of Béarn
INSEECODE 64335
languageRegion French
Lescar Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Lescar
linked to: Lescar Cathedral
Lescar Cathedral Romanesque cathedral
locatedIn Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
south of the Pyrenees foothills
southwestern France
locatedNear Gave de Pau river
linked to: Gave de Pau River

Pau
nearbyUrbanArea Pau urban area
linked to: City of Pau
partOf arrondissement of Pau
canton of Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long
postalCode 64230
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
transport served by A64 motorway nearby
served by A65 motorway nearby

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