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Fouras
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Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (), is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.
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Fouras is a commune in France, situated within the Charente-Maritime department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located in the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Rochefort-Nord, while also being associated with the electoral district of the canton of Châtelaillon-Plage. The municipality shares borders with Île-d'Aix, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée, Yves, and Port-des-Barques. Its official postal code is 17450.
The area of Fouras is 9.51 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 21 meters. The population is recorded as 4,148, comprising 1,822 males and 2,184 females. The demonym for residents is Fourasin or Fourasine. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-5-46-84-60-11.
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- Locality
- Fouras
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,127
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fouras
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Fouras.svg
- French commune.image
- FourasVille.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Fouras
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rochefort
- French commune.canton
- Châtelaillon-Plage
- French commune.INSEE
- 17168
- French commune.postal code
- 17450
- French commune.mayor
- Daniel Coirier
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Rochefort Océan
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 21
- French commune.area km2
- 9.51
- French commune.population demonym
- Fourasin·e
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fouras
- Demonym
- fourasine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Rochefort
- Population
- 4148
- Area
- 9.51
- Elevation
- 7
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Port-des-Barques
- Official website
- www.fouras-les-bains.fr
- Image
- Grande Plage De Fouras (223462749).jpeg
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- Commons category
- Fouras
- postal code
- 17450
- associated electoral district
- canton of Châtelaillon-Plage
- male population
- 1822
- female population
- 2184
- P8168
- Heinrich Zimmern
- webcam page URL
- www.fouras.net/v2/webcam-fouras-les-bains.php#WELCOME
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-84-60-11
- fax number
- +33-5-46-84-29-14
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Vauban Fortress
- Gallery
- People
- See also
- International relations
- References
- External links
Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (), is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.
==Geography== Fouras is on a peninsula. It is bordered by five beaches and a forest named "Bois Vert" ("Green Wood" in English) which covers 20% of its surface area.
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