Licq-Athérey

Licq-Athérey
Commune
Bridge on the river Saison
Licq-Athérey
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Licq-Athérey
Coordinates: 43°04′05″N 0°52′32″W / 43.0681°N 0.8756°W / 43.0681; -0.8756Coordinates: 43°04′05″N 0°52′32″W / 43.0681°N 0.8756°W / 43.0681; -0.8756
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton Montagne Basque
Intercommunality CA Pays Basque
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Peillen
Area1 17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 232
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 64342 /64560
Elevation 242–1,097 m (794–3,599 ft)
(avg. 497 m or 1,631 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Licq-Athérey (Basque: Ligi-Atherei) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It is located in the former province of Soule.

Sights

Licq has a church (Church of St. Julien) whose origins date back to the Middle Ages and was substantially revised in the nineteenth century.

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