Coordinates: 43°20′48″N 1°37′12″W / 43.3467°N 1.62°W / 43.3467; -1.62

Ascain (Basque Azkaine) is a village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) to the east of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Atlantic Ocean, in the western foothills of the Pyrenees.

The summit of La Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country, is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south of the village. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which commences from the Col de Saint-Ignace, 3.3 km (2.1 mi) to the east of the village on the D4 road to Sare.

Bishop of Bayonne, Jean VI de Sossiondo built a big and comfortable house, "Askunda", here during the middle of the 16th century, still to be seen.

Notary Martin Chourio was a syndic from Ascain at the some 56 villages represented at the Biltzar organization for the Labourd area around 1653. See for this Old Basque Organization:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltzar