Fourqueux
Part of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The church in Fourqueux
The church in Fourqueux
Coat of arms of Fourqueux
Coat of arms
Location of Fourqueux
Fourqueux is located in France
Fourqueux
Fourqueux
Fourqueux is located in Île-de-France (region)
Fourqueux
Fourqueux
Coordinates: 48°53′15″N 2°03′58″E / 48.8875°N 2.0661°E / 48.8875; 2.0661
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CommuneSaint-Germain-en-Laye
Area
1
3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,685
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
78112
Elevation67–176 m (220–577 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fourqueux (French pronunciation: [fuʁkø] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[2] It is a small suburb 20 km west of Paris.

It is known for having a diverse community, due to the Lycée International being located in the neighboring town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Fourqueux has received prizes for its flowers on the departmental and regional level every year since 2005.[3]

Population

Fourqueux's population as of 2013 was 4,035 people composing 1,652 households. The average yearly income per household in 2009 was 72,741 euros, over twice the average of the Yvelines department as a whole.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 462—    
1800 416−1.49%
1806 431+0.59%
1821 367−1.07%
1831 352−0.42%
1836 329−1.34%
1841 337+0.48%
1846 320−1.03%
1851 349+1.75%
1856 336−0.76%
1861 336+0.00%
1866 360+1.39%
1872 359−0.05%
1876 338−1.50%
1881 350+0.70%
1886 343−0.40%
1891 368+1.42%
1896 365−0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 351−0.78%
1906 369+1.01%
1911 350−1.05%
1921 345−0.14%
1926 490+7.27%
1931 653+5.91%
1936 672+0.58%
1946 603−1.08%
1954 782+3.30%
1962 840+0.90%
1968 966+2.36%
1975 2,029+11.18%
1982 2,307+1.85%
1990 4,053+7.30%
1999 4,161+0.29%
2007 4,173+0.04%
2012 4,055−0.57%
2019 3,685−1.36%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (2007-2017)[6][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2018 (in French)
  3. ↑ http://www.ville-fourqueux.fr/images/stories/A%20PROPOS%2012P%20FOURQUEUX%20N%20247Section%2012013-01-18.pdf%5B%5D
  4. ↑ "Statistiques INSEE - Présentation - le Village - Ville Fourqueux". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fourqueux, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
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