Fourques (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Les Aspres | |
| Community association | Aspres | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 35 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 99-184 m | |
| surface | 9.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,280 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 136 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66300 | |
| INSEE code | 66084 | |
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The Saint-Martin church |
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Fourques is a French commune with 1280 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Les Aspres .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities of Fourques are Terrats in the north, Trouillas in the northeast, Passa in the southeast, Tordères in the south and Montauriol in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 663 | 687 | 642 | 670 | 673 | 761 | 1,183 |
Attractions
- Porte fortifiée (13th / 14th century, Monument historique )
- Saint Martin Church
- Saint-Vincent Church (10th / 11th century, Monument historique)
Web links
Commons : Fourques - collection of images, videos and audio files