Fourches

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Fourches
The church in Fourches
The church in Fourches
Location of Fourches
Fourches is located in France
Fourches
Fourches
Fourches is located in Normandy
Fourches
Fourches
Coordinates: 48°51′43″N 0°04′43″W / 48.8619°N 0.0786°W / 48.8619; -0.0786
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Éric Leroy[1]
Area
1
4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
217
  Density45.4/km2 (118/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14283 /14620
Elevation73–160 m (240–525 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fourches (French pronunciation: [fuʁʃ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The Filaine river is the only watercourse running through the commune.[3]

The commune borders the Orne department.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962175    
1968170−2.9%
1975156−8.2%
1982166+6.4%
1990147−11.4%
1999151+2.7%
2006158+4.6%
2008179+13.3%

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 de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Filaine (I1160600)".
  4. Dionisi, Angelina (8 July 2025).  Qui va m'indemniser ? » : une habitante de l'Orne s'inquiète d'un projet éolien près de Falaise". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. "Fourches · 14620, France". Fourches · 14620, France.