Fourcès
Appearance
Fourcès | |
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![]() The village of Fourcès | |
Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E / 43.9938°N 0.2308°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gers |
Arrondissement | Condom |
Canton | Armagnac-Ténarèze |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bellot[1] |
Area 1 | 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 261 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France known for its circular square.
Geography
[edit]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.
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Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 532 | — |
1968 | 468 | −12.0% |
1975 | 372 | −20.5% |
1982 | 356 | −4.3% |
1990 | 324 | −9.0% |
1999 | 277 | −14.5% |
2008 | 290 | +4.7% |
Sights
[edit]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:
- The arena for the course Landaise for example in Castelnau-d'Auzan.
- Old Armagnac caves.
- The bastide of Bretagne-d'Armagnac.
- The Bastide Gasconne of Fourcès.
- The city of Montréal-du-Gers with a medieval bastide.
- The city of Eauze and its Roman treasure.
- The fortified village of Larressingle.
- The Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac, in Montréal-du-Gers.
- The Ganaderia de Buros.
- The museum of D'Artagnan in Lupiac.
- The Spa of Barbotan-les-Thermes in Cazaubon.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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