Fourcès (Forcés in Gascon) is a commune located in the Gers department in the Occitania region (France).
Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony, with the title of county.
Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Auzoue, the Larluzen and the Répassat streams (and various other small streams).
The town has a remarkable natural heritage consisting of a natural area of ecological, fauna and flora interest.
Fourcès is a rural commune that has 261 inhabitants as of 2021, after having experienced a population peak of 1,102 in 1831. It is part of the Condom catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Fourcésiens or Fourcésiennes.
The architectural heritage of the town includes an object protected as a historic monument: the town gate, registered in 1937.
Fourcès is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France association.
Main attractions
- The Clock Tower (13th century), listed as a monument.
- The castle (15th century) is located along the Auzoue. The two wings of the castle, incomplete, meet on a round tower of the same height. The building has retained its high exterior facade decorated with mullioned windows and its staircase with large tiled scrolls. Today, the castle is a hotel-restaurant.
- The entrance bridge (15th century).
- The Saint-Laurent church in Fourcès. Middle Ages, partially rebuilt at the end of the 19th century.
- The Sainte-Quitterie church in Laspeyres. Probably dating from the pre-Romanesque period.
- The round square probably corresponds to an old leveled castle mound. The streets start from this circle outwards.
- The houses on the square have arcades, roofs and half-timbering.
How to get to?
From Paris: 7 hr 40 min (722 km) via A10
From Toulouse: 2 hr 16 min (133 km) via N124 and D930
From Andorra: 4 hr 31 min (287 km) via D919
From Barcelona: 5 hr 46 min (527 km) via AP-7 and A61
From Madrid: 7 hr 31 min (686 km) via A-1
From Monaco: 7 hr 16 min (714 km) via A8
From Moscow: 37 hr (3,528 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 20 hr 22 min (2,018 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 31 hr (2,967 km) via E70
From Bern: 9 hr 4 min (941 km) via A89
Main information
Area: 23.7 km2
Population: 261
Coordinates: 43°59′38″N 0°13′51″E
Language: French
Currency: Euro
Visa: Schengen
Time: Central European UTC +1
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