Fourches

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Fourches
Commune
The church in Fourches
Location of Fourches
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Coordinates: 48°51′43″N 0°04′43″W / 48.8619°N 0.0786°W / 48.8619; -0.0786
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Leroy^[1]
Area ¹	4.78 km² (1.85 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	217
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14283 /14620
Elevation	73–160 m (240–525 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fourches (French pronunciation: [fuʁʃ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The Filaine river is the only watercourse running through the commune.^[3]

The commune borders the Orne department.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	175	—
1968	170	−2.9%
1975	156	−8.2%
1982	166	+6.4%
1990	147	−11.4%
1999	151	+2.7%
2006	158	+4.6%
2008	179	+13.3%

See also

Communes of the Calvados department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Filaine (I1160600)".
^ Dionisi, Angelina (8 July 2025). "« Qui va m'indemniser ? » : une habitante de l'Orne s'inquiète d'un projet éolien près de Falaise". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
^ "Fourches · 14620, France". Fourches · 14620, France.

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Communes of the Calvados department

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