Fourqueux
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Fourqueux | |
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Part of Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
 The church in Fourqueux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fourqueux | |
  Fourqueux  Fourqueux | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′15″N 2°03′58″E / 48.8875°N 2.0661°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Commune | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
Area 1 | 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 4,019 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 78112 |
| Elevation | 67–176 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]
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]
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