Fourques, Pyrénées-Orientales

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Fourques

Forques
Commune
The church in Fourques
The church in Fourques
Coat of arms of Fourques
Coat of arms
Location of Fourques
Fourques is located in France
Fourques
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
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabienne Sevilla[1]
Area
1
9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,296
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66084 /66300
Elevation99–184 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.

Fourques (French pronunciation: [fuʁk] (About this soundlisten); Catalan: Forques) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[]

Fourques is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fourques and its surrounding communes

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 687—    
1975 642−0.96%
1982 670+0.61%
1990 673+0.06%
1999 761+1.37%
2007 1,003+3.51%
2012 1,169+3.11%
2017 1,280+1.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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