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Fouras

Field	Value
name	Fouras
commune status	Commune
image coat of arms	Blason ville fr Fouras.svg
image	FourasVille.JPG
caption	A general view of Fouras
arrondissement	Rochefort
canton	Châtelaillon-Plage
INSEE	17168
postal code	17450
mayor	Daniel Coirier
term	2021–2026
intercommunality	CA Rochefort Océan
coordinates
elevation min m	0
elevation max m	21
area km2	9.51
population
population date
population demonym	Fourasin·e
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Fouras.svg

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.

There is a causeway linking Fouras to Fort Énet, which is walkable at low tide, in the direction of Île-d'Aix. The pier for the island of Aix is also located in the territory of the commune.

The south coast of the peninsula of Fouras forms the northern side of the mouth of the river Charente. A little further south is the Île d'Oléron. Off the island between Aix and the Oleron Island is Fort Boyard, which was made famous by the French and U.K. TV game shows of the same name and whose character "Père Fouras" (, also incorrectly pronounced ) increased the celebrity of the town.

Population

|1793 |615 |1800 |638 |1806 |645 |1821 |736 |1831 |860 |1836 |843 |1841 |800 |1846 |833 |1851 |823 |1856 |870 |1861 |926 |1866 |1028 |1872 |1138 |1876 |1256 |1881 |1679 |1886 |1877 |1891 |1887 |1896 |1989 |1901 |2171 |1906 |2461 |1911 |2499 |1921 |2399 |1926 |2322 |1931 |2166 |1936 |2474 |1946 |3013 |1954 |4068 |1962 |4121 |1968 |3634 |1975 |3612 |1982 |3295 |1990 |3238 |1999 |3835 |2007 |4056 |2012 |4083 |2017 |4006

Vauban Fortress

The "Vauban Fortress" (, ) was initially a strategic fortification established by Philip the Fair, circa 1300. The donjon was rebuilt in 1480-1490 by Jehan II de Brosse. In 1689, Ferry reinforced the walls of the Donjon to set up a battery of 9 canons and a signaling point. In 1693 a lower circular battery was set up to control access to the river Charente. The donjon received a signal station from 1889 to World War II.

Gallery

File:France - Charente Maritime - Fouras - Cabanes de pêcheurs.JPG|Fisherman's Cabin File:Fouras donjon.jpg|Fouras donjon in the "Vauban Fortress". File:Vauban fortress Fouras.jpg|The "Vauban Fortress" (Fort Vauban) in Fouras. File:Fort Boyard 1.JPG|Fort Boyard

People

Charles-Amable Lenoir

International relations

Greece, Agia Paraskevi, Greece
Cyprus, Geroskipou, Cyprus

References

(9 August 2021). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
{{Cassini-Ehess. 14529. Fouras
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-17168#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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