| Lescar | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Lescar 64.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Pau |
| Canton: | Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long |
| Insee: | 64335 |
| Postal Code: | 64230 |
| Mayor: | Valérie Revel[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
| Coordinates: | 43.3336°N -0.4347°W |
| Elevation M: | 154 |
| Elevation Min M: | 142 |
| Elevation Max M: | 203 |
| Area Km2: | 27 |
Lescar (in French pronounced as /lɛskaʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lescar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.[2]
Lescar is the site of the Roman city known variously as Benearnum, Beneharnum or Civitas Benarnensium, the location providing the name for the later region of Béarn.[3]
In 841, Benearnum was razed by the Vikings and Morlaàs became the Béarnaise capital. However, from the twelfth century a new city grew up at Lescar. Lescar Cathedral was built during this period, and was the seat of the Diocese of Lescar until 1801.[4] The remains of the last monarchs of all Navarre Queen Catherine I (†1517) and King John III (†1516) lie at the cathedral.
Today, Lescar is primarily a suburb of the nearby town of Pau. The commune of Lescar has joined together with 30 neighbouring communes to establish the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.