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Frédéric-Fontaine
Sign in to saveFrédéric-Fontaine () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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Frédéric-Fontaine is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Champagney and the arrondissement of Lure in the Haute-Saône department. The municipality covers an area of 3.48 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 498 meters above sea level. It shares borders with the neighboring communes of Clairegoutte, Lomont, and Magny-Jobert. The postal code for the area is 70200, and it is associated with the electoral district of Héricourt-1.
The population of Frédéric-Fontaine is recorded as 278, comprising 141 males and 117 females. Another source lists the population as 189. The commune’s official website is frederic-fontaine.fr, and its administrative contact number is +33-3-84-63-10-41. A residential street named Rue du Temple is located within the commune.
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Place details
- Locality
- Frédéric-Fontaine
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 189
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Frédéric-Fontaine
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- 2016-04 - Frédéric-Fontaine - 07.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall and Protestant church in Frédéric-Fontaine
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Frédéric-Fontaine.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 70254
- French commune.postal code
- 70200
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lure
- French commune.canton
- Héricourt-1
- French commune.mayor
- Vincent Schiessel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 334
- French commune.elevation max m
- 498
- French commune.area km2
- 3.48
- French commune.intercommunality
- Rahin et Chérimont
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Site Internet de la Commune de Frédéric Fontaine,Village des Bois,CCRC
Site Internet de la Commune de Frédéric Fontaine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Frédéric-Fontaine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lure
- Population
- 278
- Area
- 3.48
- Elevation
- 399
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Magny-Jobert
- Official website
- www.frederic-fontaine.fr
- Image
- 2025-07 - Frédéric-Fontaine - 03.jpg
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- Commons category
- Frédéric-Fontaine
- postal code
- 70200
- associated electoral district
- canton of Héricourt-1
- male population
- 141
- female population
- 117
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-84-63-10-41
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Frédéric-Fontaine () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Frédéric-Fontaine near Etobon, was established in 1603 by the Duke Frederick of Wurtemberg as a haven for persecuted Swiss Protestants and others from France. He found a cool spring here on a hunting trip in 1586, hence the “fountain.” Fourteen founding families settled here in the early 17th century. Continued pressure on religious freedom, European conflicts (such as the War of the Austrian Succession) and lack of economic opportunity led some families from Frédéric-Fontaine to emigrate, mainly to North America. Many of these families, alongside others in the region and also from the Palatinate, boarded ships in the 1750s for Nova Scotia as part of the British scheme to settle newly acquired colony with Foreign Protestants to supplant the local French Catholic population.
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