Fourcès

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Fourcès

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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
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Montréal
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Bellot
Area
 • Land1 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 290
 • Population2 Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
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Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Midi-Pyrénées 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.

Population

Historical population of Fourcès
Year1962196819751982199019992008
Population532468372356324277290

Sights

Fourcès is a typical medieval bastide, a little village where the houses are built in a circle to allow a proper defence.

Saint-James shell, symbol of the Way of St. James of Compostela
  • 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

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