Fourques, Pyrénées-Orientales

Fourques

The church in Fourques

Coat of arms
Fourques

Coordinates: 42°34′57″N 2°46′50″E / 42.5825°N 2.7806°E / 42.5825; 2.7806Coordinates: 42°34′57″N 2°46′50″E / 42.5825°N 2.7806°E / 42.5825; 2.7806
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Thuir
Intercommunality Aspres
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Maurice Peytavi
Area1 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population (2004)2 913
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66084 / 66300
Elevation 99–184 m (325–604 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 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.

Fourques (Catalan: Forques) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Fourques is located in the canton of Thuir and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fourques and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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