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Fontaines
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Fontaines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the canton of Chagny. It lies in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, with an elevation of 315 meters above sea level. The administrative area covers 24.73 square kilometers and shares borders with Rully, Mellecey, Chagny, and Farges-lès-Chalon.
The population of the commune is recorded as 2,315, comprising 996 males and 952 females. Another source lists the population as 2,166. The postal code for Fontaines is 71150.
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- Locality
- Fontaines
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,166
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Department
- Saône-et-Loire
- Arrondissement
- Chalon-sur-Saône
- Canton
- Chagny
- Intercommunality
- CA Le Grand Chalon
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Nelly Meunier-Chanut
- Area
- 24.73 km (9.55 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,841
- Density
- 74.44/km (192.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 71202 /71150
- Elevation
- 183–315 m (600–1,033 ft) , (avg. 197 m or 646 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fontaines
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône
- Population
- 1841
- Area
- 24.73
- Elevation
- 204
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Fragnes-La Loyère
- Official website
- www.fontainesenbourgogne.fr
- Image
- Fontaines (Francio).jpg
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- Commons category
- Fontaines (Saône-et-Loire)
- postal code
- 71150
- different from
- Fontaines
- associated electoral district
- canton of Chagny
- male population
- 996
- female population
- 952
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-85-45-87-50
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fontaines ( French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn] ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fontaines” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.