Fourches

Fourches
Fourches

Coordinates: 48°51′43″N 0°04′43″W / 48.8619°N 0.0786°WCoordinates: 48°51′43″N 0°04′43″W / 48.8619°N 0.0786°W
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Morteaux-Coulibœuf
Intercommunality Pays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Joël Goulard
Area1 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 179
  Density 37/km2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14283 / 14620
Elevation 73–160 m (240–525 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.

Fourches is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962175    
1968170−2.9%
1975156−8.2%
1982166+6.4%
1990147−11.4%
1999151+2.7%
2006158+4.6%
2008179+13.3%

See also

References

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