Fourques

Fourques is a commune and a village in the southeastern corner of the department in southern France, some 4 km north of . The village is located at the confluence of the Rhone and the Little Rhone and sprang up adjoining a bridge across the latter built by the Romans.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,900 residents
  • Description: commune in Gard, France
  • Also known as: 30117”, “Forcas”, and “Fourques, Gard
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Theatre of Arles and Church of St. Trophime, Arles.

Theater building
The is a 1st-century Roman theatre, built during the reign of Caesar Augustus. It is located next to the in the city of , , .

Church
The Church of St. Trophime is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the city of , in the Department of southern .

The Obélisque d'Arles is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, in front of the in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arles and Barriol.

is a town in the Provence in the southeast of . Remote, uneventful, but definitely no waste of time, is absolutely steeped in Provençal culture, and features a collection of Roman archaeological sites.

Quarter
is a quarter.

Neighborhood
is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the , a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.

Fourques

Latitude
43.6932° or 43° 41′ 36″ north
Longitude
4.6106° or 4° 36′ 38″ east
Population
2,900
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8FM6MJV6+76
Geo­Names ID
6616434
Wiki­data ID
Q244645
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Fourques” goes by many names.
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  • Buginese: Fourques, Gard
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  • Catalan: Forcas
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  • Cebuano: Fourques, Gard
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  • Chechen: ФугӀк
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  • Chinese: 富尔屈埃
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  • Dutch: Forcas
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  • Indonesian: Fourques, Gard
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  • Italian: Forcas
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  • Japanese: フルク
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  • Occitan (post 1500): Forcas
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  • Serbian: Furk
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  • Spanish: Forcas
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  • Ukrainian: Фурк
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