Fourcès is a

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in the

Gers Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.

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in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

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in southwestern

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known for its circular square.

Geography

Fourcès lies near

Castelnau-d'Auzan Castelnau-d'Auzan (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Castèthnau d'Eusan'') is a former Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Castelnau-d' ...

and

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. The

Auzoue The Auzoue is a long river in the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne'' departments of France, départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Bassoues. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Gélise into which it flows at Mézin. '' ...

flows north through the middle of the commune. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Auzoue. Map commune FR insee code 32133

Population

Sights

Fourcès is a typical medieval

bastide Bastides are fortified new towns built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony, Aquitaine, England and Wales during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, although some authorities count Mont-de-Marsan and Montauban, which was founded in 1144, as the f ...

, a little village where the houses are built in a circle to allow a proper defence. The following are notable sights: * The arena for the

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for example in

. * Old Armagnac caves. * The

Bretagne-d'Armagnac Bretagne-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ...

. * The Bastide Gasconne of Fourcès. * The city of Montréal-du-Gers with a medieval bastide. * The city of

Eauze Eauze (; Gascon: ''Eusa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. History Located in the heart of south-west France, 130 kilometers from the Spanish border, Eauze is originally a proto-Basque city that became Roman. It was t ...

and its Roman treasure. * The fortified village of

Larressingle Larressingle (; oc, Larressingla) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population Sights * Château de Larressingle The Château de Larressingle is a ruined castle in the '' commune'' of Larressingle in ...

. * The Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac, in Montréal-du-Gers. * The Ganaderia de

Buros Buros (; oc, Buròs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in la nouvelle Aquitaine southwestern France. See also Masonpro9 *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of ...

. * The museum of

D'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the Fra ...

Lupiac Lupiac () 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 Charles de Batz de Castelmore d ...

. * The Spa of Barbotan-les-Thermes in

Cazaubon Cazaubon (; Gascon: ''Casaubon'') 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 Barbotan-les-Thermes is a spa in the Gers ...