Fourcès

Fourcès
Commune
The village of Fourcès
Coat of arms
Location of Fourcès
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Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E / 43.9938°N 0.2308°E / 43.9938; 0.2308
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Armagnac-Ténarèze
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Bellot[1]
Area 1	23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	261
• 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.

Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France known for its circular square.

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

Sights[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

• Communes of the Gers department

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fourcès.

• More statistical information concerning the commune on www.insee.fr