Fourquevaux | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′27″N 1°37′03″E / 43.5075°N 1.6175°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Escalquens |
Intercommunality | CA Sicoval |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Capelle [1] |
Area 1 | 10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 766 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
31192 /31450 |
Elevation | 165–256 m (541–840 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fourquevaux (French pronunciation: [fuʁkəvo]; Occitan: Forcasvals) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 351 | — |
1975 | 460 | +3.94% |
1982 | 557 | +2.77% |
1990 | 639 | +1.73% |
1999 | 716 | +1.27% |
2009 | 754 | +0.52% |
2014 | 745 | −0.24% |
2020 | 774 | +0.64% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
The Château de Fourquevaux is a 15th- and 16th-century castle. With its 18th-century orangery, it has been listed since 1979 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture. [4]