Fourcès

Round rather than square: Fourcès began as a castelnau and is the only bastide in the Gers laid out in a circle, its houses ringing a round central square so the village could be defended. It stands on the left bank of the Auzoue in the Gascon Condomois, among farmland and vineyards, with an old town gate still guarding the way in.

Highlights

• The circular square, ringed by houses built for defence
• The old town gate, listed as a historic monument in 1937
• The Auzoue river flowing north through the commune
• Old Armagnac cellars in the surrounding countryside
• The Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac at nearby Montréal-du-Gers

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.