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Location within Burgundy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Chagny |
| Intercommunality | Le grand Chalon |
| Mayor | Mauricette Chatillon |
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| Elevation | 183–315 m (600–1,033 ft) (avg. 197 m/646 ft) |
| Land area1 | 24.73 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,349 (2006) |
| - Density | 95 /km2 (250 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71202/ 71150 |
| 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. | |
Fontaines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Formerly Fontanœ then Fontes. The village owes its name to the numerous source which spring from his territory. We find tracks of Roman time there. The village belonged to the Lords of Fountains, who built a castle, then to the bishops of Chalon there, who freed the inhabitants in 1299. The castle was plundered and destroyed in 1569. There was one prioress Benedictine, a chapel (Saint Nicolas) and several washhouses.