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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 The Church of Our Lady of the Road, in Fontanières | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontanières  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°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. | |
Geography
editA 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.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Sights
edit- The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
- A château in ruins at Salvert.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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