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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 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 "Vauban Fortress" (French: fort Vauban, [fɔʁ vobɑ̃]) 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.[5]
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Fouras see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Fouras to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Fouras also known as Fouras les Bains French pronunciation fuʁa le bɛ is a commune in the French department of Charente Maritime administrative region of New Aquitaine before 2015 Poitou Charentes It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle FourasCommuneA general view of FourasCoat of armsLocation of FourasFourasShow map of FranceFourasShow map of Nouvelle AquitaineCoordinates 45 59 16 N 1 05 35 W 45 9878 N 1 0931 W 45 9878 1 0931 Coordinates 45 59 16 N 1 05 35 W 45 9878 N 1 0931 W 45 9878 1 0931CountryFranceRegionNouvelle AquitaineDepartmentCharente MaritimeArrondissementRochefortCantonChatelaillon PlageIntercommunalityCA Rochefort OceanGovernment Mayor 2021 2026 Daniel Coirier 1 Area19 51 km2 3 67 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 3 934 Density410 km2 1 100 sq mi DemonymFourasin e a Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code17168 17450Elevation0 21 m 0 69 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Vauban Fortress 4 Gallery 5 People 6 See also 7 International relations 8 ReferencesGeography EditFouras 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 area There is a causeway linking Fouras to Fort Enet which is walkable at low tide in the direction of Ile 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 Ile d Oleron 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 Pere Fouras pɛʁ fuʁa also incorrectly pronounced pɛʁ fuʁas increased the celebrity of the town Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1793615 1800638 0 53 1806645 0 18 1821736 0 88 1831860 1 57 1836843 0 40 1841800 1 04 1846833 0 81 1851823 0 24 1856870 1 12 1861926 1 26 18661 028 2 11 18721 138 1 71 18761 256 2 50 18811 679 5 98 18861 877 2 25 18911 887 0 11 18961 989 1 06 YearPop p a 19012 171 1 77 19062 461 2 54 19112 499 0 31 19212 399 0 41 19262 322 0 65 19312 166 1 38 19362 474 2 69 19463 013 1 99 19544 068 3 82 19624 121 0 16 19683 634 2 07 19753 612 0 09 19823 295 1 30 19903 238 0 22 19993 835 1 90 20074 056 0 70 20124 083 0 13 20174 006 0 38 Source EHESS 3 and INSEE 1968 2017 4 Vauban Fortress EditThe Vauban Fortress French fort Vauban fɔʁ vobɑ 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 5 Gallery Edit Fisherman s Cabin Fouras donjon in the Vauban Fortress The Vauban Fortress Fort Vauban in Fouras Fort BoyardPeople EditCharles Amable LenoirSee also EditCommunes of the Charente Maritime departmentInternational relations Edit Agia Paraskevi Greece Geroskipou CyprusReferences Edit Media related to Fouras at Wikimedia Commons Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 9 August 2021 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Fouras EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Local notice Demonym pronunciation fuʁazɛ fuʁazin This Charente Maritime geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fouras amp oldid 1131088053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
