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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Fourtou
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| Coordinates: 42°54′31″N 2°25′50″E / 42.9086°N 2.4306°ECoordinates: 42°54′31″N 2°25′50″E / 42.9086°N 2.4306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | Couiza |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Couiza |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Cros |
| Area1 | 20.46 km2 (7.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 57 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11155 / 11190 |
| Elevation | 432–926 m (1,417–3,038 ft) (avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Fourtou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Geography[edit]
The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Moulin brook, a tributary of the Orbieu, which has its source in the northern part of the commune.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 30 | — |
| 1968 | 42 | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 58 | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 53 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | 57 | +7.5% |
