Fouras

Also known as Fouras-les-Bains

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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Place details

Locality: Fouras
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 4,127
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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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

Official name: Fouras
Demonym: fourasine
Population: 4148
Area: 9.51
Elevation: 7
Official website: www.fouras-les-bains.fr
Image: Grande Plage De Fouras (223462749).jpeg

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Commons category: Fouras
postal code: 17450
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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9 sections

Contents

Geography
Population
Vauban Fortress
Gallery
People
See also
International relations
References
External links

==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.