Fourtou

Fourtou
Fourtou
Location within Occitanie region  Fourtou
Coordinates: 42°54′31″N 2°25′50″E / 42.9086°N 2.4306°E / 42.9086; 2.4306Coordinates: 42°54′31″N 2°25′50″E / 42.9086°N 2.4306°E / 42.9086; 2.4306
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	Couiza
Intercommunality	Pays de Couiza
Government
• 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)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11155 /11190
Elevation	432–926 m (1,417–3,038 ft) (avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fourtou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

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.