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Fontoy (; ; Lorraine Franconian: Fensch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Fontoy is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fontoy and is located in the arrondissement of Thionville. The municipality borders Havange, Sancy, Algrange, and Angevillers. Its official postal code is 57650, and it is twinned with Cermenate.

The area of Fontoy is 16.88 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,718 residents (1,455 male and 1,581 female) and another citing 3,250. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 387 meters in one dataset and 253 meters in another. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Fontoy
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
3,250

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Key facts

French commune.name
Fontoy
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
mairie Fontoy.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall in Fontoy
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Fontoy (Moselle).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Thionville
French commune.canton
Algrange
French commune.INSEE
57226
French commune.postal code
57650
French commune.mayor
Mathieu Weis
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Portes de France-Thionville
French commune.elevation m
270
French commune.elevation min m
205
French commune.elevation max m
387
French commune.area km2
16.88

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Fontoy
Country
France
Population
3184
Area
16.88
Elevation
302
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Boulange
Official website
www.ville-fontoy.fr
Image
Mairie Fontoy.JPG
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Commons category
Fontoy
postal code
57650
twinned administrative body
Cermenate
associated electoral district
canton of Algrange
male population
1455
female population
1581
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Encyclopedic overview

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Fontoy (; ; Lorraine Franconian: Fensch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It contains the source of the Fensch river.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fontoy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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