Fontanières

Fontanières

The Church of Our Lady of the Road, in Fontanières
Fontanières

Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°E / 46.1094; 2.5014Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°E / 46.1094; 2.5014
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maryse Breschard
Area1 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 262
 • Density 16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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

Fontanières is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962319—    
1968361+13.2%
1975336−6.9%
1982277−17.6%
1990279+0.7%
1999259−7.2%
2008262+1.2%

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References

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