Fourcès

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Fourcès

|commune status = Commune

|image = Fourcès Gers 13.jpg

|caption = The village of Fourcès

|arrondissement = Condom

|canton = Armagnac-Ténarèze

|INSEE = 32133

|postal code = 32250

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Fourcès (Gers).svg

|mayor = Daniel Bellot{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|coordinates = {{coord|43.9938|0.2308|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 65

|elevation min m = 64

|elevation max m = 180

|area km2 = 23.72

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

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Image:Vue de Fourcès.jpg

Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France known for its circular square. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

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.

File:Map commune FR insee code 32133.png

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|532

|1968|468

|1975|372

|1982|356

|1990|324

|1999|277

|2008|290

}}

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.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311022146/http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=32133&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE More statistical information concerning the commune on www.insee.fr]

Category:Communes of Gers

Category:Plus Beaux Villages de France