Fourquevaux

Fourquevaux (French pronunciation: [fuʁkəvo]; Occitan: Forcasvals) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fourquevaux
Commune
A view within Fourquevaux
A view within Fourquevaux
Coat of arms of Fourquevaux
Coat of arms
Location of Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux is located in France
Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux is located in Occitanie
Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux
Coordinates: 43°30′27″N 1°37′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonEscalquens
IntercommunalityCA Sicoval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Capelle[1]
Area
1
10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
774
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31192 /31450
Elevation165–256 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 616—    
1800 764+24.0%
1806 637−16.6%
1821 687+7.8%
1831 694+1.0%
1836 795+14.6%
1841 822+3.4%
1846 833+1.3%
1851 865+3.8%
1856 729−15.7%
1861 692−5.1%
1866 622−10.1%
1872 627+0.8%
1876 611−2.6%
1881 594−2.8%
1886 559−5.9%
1891 529−5.4%
YearPop.±%
1896 541+2.3%
1901 522−3.5%
1906 503−3.6%
1911 505+0.4%
1921 444−12.1%
1926 443−0.2%
1931 452+2.0%
1936 448−0.9%
1946 392−12.5%
1954 392+0.0%
1962 345−12.0%
1968 351+1.7%
1975 460+31.1%
1982 557+21.1%
1990 639+14.7%
1999 717+12.2%
2008 771+7.5%

Sights

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Base Mérimée: Château de Fourquevaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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