Fontanes, Lozère

Fontanes

Sheep on the high plateau, in Fontanes

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Fontanes

Coordinates: 44°46′15″N 3°47′10″E / 44.7708°N 3.7861°E / 44.7708; 3.7861Coordinates: 44°46′15″N 3°47′10″E / 44.7708°N 3.7861°E / 44.7708; 3.7861
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Langogne
Intercommunality Haut Allier
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Louis Brun[1]
Area1 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 110
  Density 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 48062 / 48300
Elevation 791–1,075 m (2,595–3,527 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fontanes is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Naussac-Fontanes.[2]

See also

References

  1. Site du conseil général de la Lozère
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015
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