Fourques, Pyrénées-Orientales

Fourques
Forques
The church in Fourques
The church in Fourques
Coat of arms of Fourques
Location of Fourques
Fourques is located in France
Fourques
Fourques
Location within France
Fourques is located in Occitanie
Fourques
Fourques
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°34′57″N 2°46′50″E / 42.5825°N 2.7806°E / 42.5825; 2.7806
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabienne Sevilla
Area
1
9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Highest elevation
184 m (604 ft)
Lowest elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,347
 • Density143/km2 (372/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66084 /66300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fourques (French pronunciation: [fuʁk] ⓘ; Catalan: Forques) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Fourques is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fourques and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 1,347+0.85%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE