Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux | |
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Location of Fourquevaux  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Montgiscard |
| Intercommunality | Sicoval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Valés |
| Area 1 | 10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 771 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31192 /31450 |
| Elevation | 165–256 m (541–840 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fourquevaux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 616 | — |
| 1800 | 764 | +24.0% |
| 1806 | 637 | −16.6% |
| 1821 | 687 | +7.8% |
| 1831 | 694 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 795 | +14.6% |
| 1841 | 822 | +3.4% |
| 1846 | 833 | +1.3% |
| 1851 | 865 | +3.8% |
| 1856 | 729 | −15.7% |
| 1861 | 692 | −5.1% |
| 1866 | 622 | −10.1% |
| 1872 | 627 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 611 | −2.6% |
| 1881 | 594 | −2.8% |
| 1886 | 559 | −5.9% |
| 1891 | 529 | −5.4% |
| 1896 | 541 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 522 | −3.5% |
| 1906 | 503 | −3.6% |
| 1911 | 505 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 444 | −12.1% |
| 1926 | 443 | −0.2% |
| 1931 | 452 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 448 | −0.9% |
| 1946 | 392 | −12.5% |
| 1954 | 392 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 345 | −12.0% |
| 1968 | 351 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 460 | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 557 | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 639 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 717 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 771 | +7.5% |
Sights
The Château de Fourquevaux is a 15th- and 16th-century castle. With its 18th-century orangery, it has been listed since 1979 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
See also
References
- ^ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008
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