Fontans is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[3]
Fontans | |
|---|---|
 The parish church of Saint-Pierre, in Fontans | |
Location of Fontans  | |
  Fontans  Fontans | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′23″N 3°23′15″E / 44.7397°N 3.38750°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Vanel[1] |
Area 1 | 33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 235 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48063 /48700 |
| Elevation | 910–1,123 m (2,986–3,684 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. | |
Its inhabitants are called Fontanains.[4]
Personalities
edit- Francis Bestion (born 1957), born in Fontans, was vicar general of the Diocese of Mende and has been Bishop of Tulle since December 2013.[citation needed]
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.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Gentilé on the website www.habitants.fr. Accessed 28 December 2015.
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