page_title: Ascain
section_title: Inter-communality
hierarchical_section_title: Ascain / Administration / Inter-communality
caption_attribution_description: English: The village of Ascain, seen from the top of Larrun. Français&#160;: Le village d'Ascain, vu du sommet de la Rhune.
context_page_description: Ascain is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azkaindar.
  The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: The commune is part of eight inter-communal structures:
  the Agglomeration of Sud Pays Basque;
  the AEP association of Nive Nivelle;
  the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  the inter-communal association for secondary educational colleges of Saint-Jean-de-Luz;
  the inter-communal association for the rescue centre in Saint-Jean-de-Luz;
  the SIED Côte Basque Sud;
  the association to support Basque culture.
  the Basque Bayonne - San Sebastián Eurocity.
caption: Ascain from Larrun
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