Fourcès
Encyclopedia
Fourcès is a commune
in the Gers
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
region
in southwestern France
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and Montréal
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The Auzoue
flows north through the middle of the commune. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Auzoue.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Fourcès lies near Castelnau-d'AuzanCastelnau-d'Auzan
Castelnau-d'Auzan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:A picturesque little village on the river Gélise on a crossing of roads, east of the city of Condom in the Gers bounding the departments Lot-et-Garonne and the Landes. It benefits of a privileged situation on...
and Montréal
Montréal, Gers
Montréal is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.It lies not far from Castelnau-d'Auzan.-Geography:...
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The Auzoue
Auzoue
The Auzoue is a long river in the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is at Bassoues. It flows generally north...
flows north through the middle of the commune. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Auzoue.
Sights
Fourcès is a typical medieval bastide, a little village where the houses are built in a circle to allow a proper defence.- The arena for the course LandaiseCourse LandaiseThe course Landaise is an ancient form of bullfighting held in oval or rectangular arenas covered in sand, that does not involve any bloodshed. Experienced cows generally from the age of 2 and up to 14 years old are used instead of bulls. They are athletic animals selected from the same breed as...
for example in Castelnau-d'AuzanCastelnau-d'AuzanCastelnau-d'Auzan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:A picturesque little village on the river Gélise on a crossing of roads, east of the city of Condom in the Gers bounding the departments Lot-et-Garonne and the Landes. It benefits of a privileged situation on...
. - Old Armagnac caves.
- The bastide of Bretagne-d'ArmagnacBretagne-d'ArmagnacBretagne-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
. - The Bastide Gasconne of Fourcès.
- The city of Montréal-du-GersMontréal, GersMontréal is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.It lies not far from Castelnau-d'Auzan.-Geography:...
with a medieval bastide. - The city of EauzeEauzeÉauze is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-History:Éauze takes its names from the Gaulish Aquitani tribe of the Elusates....
and its Roman treasure. - The fortified village of LarressingleLarressingleLarressingle is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
. - The Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac, in Montréal-du-Gers.
- The Ganaderia de BurosBurosBuros is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
. - The museum of D'ArtagnanD'ArtagnanCharles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War. A fictionalized account of his life by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras formed the basis for the d'Artagnan Romances of...
in LupiacLupiacLupiac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border.The Douze forms the commune's western border.-Population:-Literature:...
. - The Spa of Barbotan-les-Thermes in CazaubonCazaubonCazaubon is a commune in the Gers department of southwestern France.Besides the town of Cazaubon itself, the commune includes the adjacent spa town of Barbotan-les-Thermes.-Population:-References:*...
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