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Porte fortifiée

Among the sights of Fourques is Porte fortifiée. Add one more place within 5 km to a visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1984.

Where

In Fourques

inside the commune

Historic monument

1984

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Mar–Nov

highs of 18–31°C

In brief

Fort in Fourques

In Fourques

Porte fortifiée is in the commune of Fourques, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1984; built in the 13th and 14th centuries (Mérimée record PA00104031). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Choosing a month

If warmth matters, go March to November: Fourques reaches 18–31°C.

Jan15° / 3°78 mm

Feb16° / 4°53 mm

Mar18° / 6°69 mm

Apr20° / 8°93 mm

May23° / 12°90 mm

Jun27° / 15°65 mm

Jul30° / 18°43 mm

Aug31° / 18°60 mm

Sep27° / 14°71 mm

Oct23° / 11°106 mm

Nov18° / 7°93 mm

Dec16° / 4°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fourques, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Amelie-Les-Bains station, 15 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fourques’ full climate →

About

Porte fortifiée

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. The pick nearby is Pont du Diable, 10 km off.

Porte fortifiée on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00104031 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1984
Built: 13th and 14th centuries
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Fourques, Pyrénées-Orientales

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Getting your bearings

On this map, Porte fortifiée is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The largest of the 8 towns is Thuir, with 8,243 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Fourques

1,347 people

2 · 5.8 km north of it

Thuir

8,243 people

3 · 6 km northeast of it

Ponteilla

3,101 people

4 · 8 km southeast of it

Le Boulou

5,487 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Porte fortifiée is	People
Fourques	It’s in this commune	1,347
Thuir	5.8 km north of it	8,243
Ponteilla	6 km northeast of it	3,101
Le Boulou	8 km southeast of it	5,487
Canohès	9.2 km northeast of it	6,616
Bages	9.8 km east of it	4,560
Pollestres	9.9 km northeast of it	5,548
Céret	11 km south of it	7,521

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Also close at hand are 2 attractions, 2 museums and an abbey, among 64 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionPont du Diable10 km south, in Céret 2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines13 km east, in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines 3Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastir del Camp3.8 km east, in Passa 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castelnou7.4 km northwest, in Castelnou 5

MuseumMusée des instruments de Céret11 km south, in Céret 6

ChurchChapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar9.4 km south, in Maureillas-las-Illas 7

MuseumMusée d'Art moderne de Céret11 km south, in Céret 8AttractionAttractionDolmen de la Siureda13 km south, in Maureillas-las-Illas

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Porte fortifiée

Where is Porte fortifiée?

Porte fortifiée is in Fourques, in Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie).

What is Porte fortifiée?

Fort.

Is Porte fortifiée a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1984, Mérimée record PA00104031.

How well known is Porte fortifiée?

Porte fortifiée has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Porte fortifiée?

March to November are the warmest months in Fourques, with afternoon highs of 18–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Porte fortifiée?

Within 15 km: Pont du Diable (10 km), Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (13 km), Monastir del Camp (3.8 km) and Château de Castelnou (7.4 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Musée des instruments de Céret: Fabricio Cardenas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Art moderne de Céret: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.