A commune in the south-east of the Gard within the Arles urban area, opposite the town on the right bank of the Petit Rhône. Its inhabitants are called Fourquesiens.
History
Recorded in 1070 (villa que dicitur Furcas). The Petit and Grand Argence farms, former Templar properties passed to the Hospitallers, formed the Argence commandery from 1654.
To see
- Banks of the Petit Rhône
Practical
Just opposite Arles, across the Rhône.