Fourcès

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Fourcès
Commune
The village of Fourcès
The village of Fourcès
Coat of arms of Fourcès
Coat of arms
Location of Fourcès
Fourcès is located in France
Fourcès
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
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonArmagnac-Ténarèze
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Bellot[1]
Area
1
23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
261
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32133 /32250
Elevation64–180 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.
View of Fourcès

Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie 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:

  • 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[]

  • Communes of the Gers department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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