Porte fortifiée is Fourques’ place to visit
The best-known day out from Fourques is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, 17 km away. We list one place to visit in Fourques and another within 5 km of its centre. There are a fort and a monastery to choose from. In town, one site is a listed historic monument.
Most famous in Fourques
A monastery follows Porte fortifiée.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to go
Monastir del Camp marks the outer edge, 3.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fourques; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Both are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Fourques. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Fourques, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, 17 km off.
MuseumMusée des instruments de Céret11 km south, in Céret
AttractionForteresse de Salses31 km north, in Salses-le-ChâteauPlaces within 40 km of Fourques with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Fourques
What is there to see in Fourques?
The one place mapped in Fourques is Porte fortifiée. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fourques?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Fourques or within 5 km.
Which places in Fourques are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Fourques is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Porte fortifiée.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fourques?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (17 km), Pont du Diable (9.8 km), Château de Quéribus (31 km), Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (12 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Fourques, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Musée des instruments de Céret: Fabricio Cardenas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse de Salses: Albert Sarola Juanola, 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.