Fourquevaux

Fourquevaux Forcasvals
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Escalquens
Community association	Sicoval
Coordinates	43 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E
height	165-256 m
surface	10.03 km 2
Residents	771 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	77 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31450
INSEE code	31192
View of the town center with the town hall (Mairie) of Fourquevaux

Fourquevaux ( Occitan : Forcasvals ) is a French commune with 771 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Escalquens (until 2015: canton of Montgiscard ). The inhabitants are called Fourquevalais .

geography

Fourquevaux is located about 16 kilometers southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais countryside . Fourquevaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Préserville in the north and east, Labastide-Beauvoir in the east and south-east, Baziège in the south, Montlaur in the south-west, Belberaud in the west and Odars in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	345	351	460	557	639	717	759	749
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Germier Church
• Fourquevaux Castle from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, Monument historique

Orangery of the Fourquevaux Castle

Personalities

• Jean-Paul Laurens (1838–1921), painter

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1000-1005.

Web links

Commons : Fourquevaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files