Fourques (French pronunciation: [fuʁk] ; Catalan: Forques) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Fourques
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 The church in Fourques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fourques  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°34′57″N 2°46′50″E / 42.5825°N 2.7806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabienne Sevilla[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,316 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66084 /66300 |
| Elevation | 99–184 m (325–604 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editFourques is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 687 | — |
| 1975 | 642 | −0.96% |
| 1982 | 670 | +0.61% |
| 1990 | 673 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 761 | +1.37% |
| 2007 | 1,003 | +3.51% |
| 2012 | 1,169 | +3.11% |
| 2017 | 1,280 | +1.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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