Fourques, Pyrénées-Orientales

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Fourques
The church in Fourques
The church in Fourques
Coat of arms of Fourques
Coat of arms
Fourques is located in France
Fourques
Fourques
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Fourques is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Fourques
Fourques
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Thuir
Intercommunality Aspres
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Maurice Peytavi
Area1 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population (2004)2 913
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fourques (Catalan: Forques) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Fourques is located in the canton of Thuir and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fourques and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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