Fourches
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Falaise | |
| Community association | Pays de Falaise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 73-160 m | |
| surface | 4.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 231 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14620 | |
| INSEE code | 14283 | |
| Website | 14620fourches.wordpress.com | |
Fourches is a French municipality with 231 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Falaise . The residents are known as Fourchus .
geography
Fourches is about 10 km east-southeast of Falaise . The municipality is surrounded by Crocy in the north, Le Marais-la-Chapelle in the northeast, Ommoy in the east, Merri in the southeast, Brieux in the south, Nécy in the southwest, Vignats in the west and Pertheville-Ners in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 451 | 411 | 302 | 181 | 212 | 170 | 147 | 179 | 228 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint Germain
- Remains of a castle
Web links
Commons : Fourches - collection of images, videos and audio files
- General information and photos of Fourches on communes.com ( French )