Fourcès

Fourcès

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Fourcès

Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E / 43.9938°N 0.2308°E / 43.9938; 0.2308Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E / 43.9938°N 0.2308°E / 43.9938; 0.2308
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Montréal
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Bellot
Area1 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 290
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 32133 / 32250
Elevation 64–180 m (210–591 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 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.
View of Fourcès

Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France known for its circular place.

Geography

Fourcès lies near Castelnau-d'Auzan and Montréal.

The Auzoue flows north through the middle of the commune. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Auzoue.

Fourcès and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962532    
1968468−12.0%
1975372−20.5%
1982356−4.3%
1990324−9.0%
1999277−14.5%
2008290+4.7%

Sights

Fourcès is a typical medieval bastide, a little village where the houses are built in a circle to allow a proper defence.


The following are notable sights:

See also

References

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