Fontanières
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fontanières (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanjɛʁ]; Occitan: Fontanieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Fontanières | |
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Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Manuel Novais[1] |
Area 1 | 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 250 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23083 /23110 |
Elevation | 390–575 m (1,280–1,886 ft) (avg. 548 m or 1,798 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A farming village and a couple of hamlets situated some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24, D25 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is served by a TER railway.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 319 | — |
1968 | 361 | +13.2% |
1975 | 336 | −6.9% |
1982 | 277 | −17.6% |
1990 | 279 | +0.7% |
1999 | 259 | −7.2% |
2008 | 262 | +1.2% |
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