Fouras
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A general view of Fouras | |
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| Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 1°05′35″W / 45.9878°N 1.0931°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Châtelaillon-Plage |
| Intercommunality | CA Rochefort Océan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Daniel Coirier |
Area 1 | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 4,148 |
| • Density | 436/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fourasin·e |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17168 /17450 |
| Elevation | 0–21 m (0–69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [fuʁa le bɛ̃]), is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.