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Fourcès
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Montréal |
| Mayor | Daniel Bellot (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 64–180 m (210–590 ft) (avg. 65 m/213 ft) |
| Land area1 | 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 290 (2008) |
| - Density | 12 /km2 (31 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32133/ 32250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.
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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.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 532 | 468 | 372 | 356 | 324 | 277 | 290 |
Fourcès is a typical medieval bastide, a little village where the houses are built in a circle to allow a proper defence.