Fournels
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Aumont-Aubrac | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres de l'Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 49 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 909-1,240 m | |
| surface | 15.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 367 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48310 | |
| INSEE code | 48064 | |
Fournels (Occitan: Fornèls ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 367 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Mende and the canton of Aumont-Aubrac (until 2015 Fournels ). The inhabitants are called Fournelais .
location
Fournels is located in the northeast of the Aubrac plateau, which is part of the Massif Central, about 44 kilometers northwest of Mende . Fournels is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Arzenc-d'Apcher in the north and north-west, Termes in the east and north-east and Noalhac in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1966 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 435 | 347 | 311 | 336 | 340 | 324 | 350 | 371 |
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Attractions
- Fournels Castle, rebuilt in 1573
- Notre-Dame church
Notre-Dame church
Fournels Castle
Personalities
- Dominique de Lastic de Fournels (1742–1795), Bishop of Couserans (1779–1790)
- Pierre Morel-A-L'Huissier (* 1958), lawyer and politician (UMP), Mayor of Fournels (since 2001)
Web links
Commons : Fournels - collection of images, videos and audio files
