Fouras
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [fuʁa le bɛ̃]), 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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Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 1°05′35″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Châtelaillon-Plage |
Intercommunality | CA Rochefort Océan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Daniel Coirier[1] |
Area 1 | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,061 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Fourasin·e[lower-alpha 1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17168 /17450 |
Elevation | 0–21 m (0–69 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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