fourgons

Fourgon is a French term for a large van or light truck, used for cargo transport or specialized service. The plural fourgons refers to multiple such vehicles. In everyday French, the word covers a range of body styles from courier vans to utility vans.

In security and law enforcement contexts, fourgons are often specialized for transport roles. A fourgon blindé refers to an armored van used to move cash, valuables, or personnel under armed guard. In police and gendarmerie operations, fourgon de police denotes a police wagon designed to transport detainees and equipment, sometimes equipped with reinforced walls and secure compartments. The concept also includes prisoner transport vans used by correctional services.

For civilian use, fourgons include delivery vans, service vehicles, and construction or tradesmen's vans built on heavy-duty chassis. The term is common in Francophone countries such as France, Belgium, and parts of Canada; outside those regions, fourgon is rarely used, and the vehicles are usually described as vans or armored vans.

Related terms include fourgon blindé (armored van), fourgon de transport de fonds (cash-in-transit van), and police van.