Fourcès facts for kids

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Commune
The village of Fourcès
Coat of arms
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Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Canton	Armagnac-Ténarèze
Area 1	23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	261
• Density	11.003/km2 (28.50/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.

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

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.

Fourcès and its surrounding communes

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.

Population

See also

In Spanish: Fourcès para niños

• Communes of the Gers department