Fourcès
Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France known for its circular place.
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Location of Fourcès 
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| Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Armagnac-Ténarèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Bellot |
| Area 1 | 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 260 |
| • 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. | |
View of Fourcès
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
| 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
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.
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See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fourcès. |
- Location of the commune (map with scale 1:100.000) on Mapquest
- More statistical information concerning the commune on www.insee.fr
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