Fontanières
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| Fontanières | |
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  Fontanières | |
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Location within Limousin region  Fontanières | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°ECoordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Auzances-Bellegarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maryse Breschard |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 262 |
| • Population2 Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23083 / 23110 |
| Elevation |
390–575 m (1,280–1,886 ft) (avg. 548 m or 1,798 ft) |
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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 Limousin 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 | ||
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| 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
- The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
- A château in ruins at Salvert.
See also
References
External links
- Fontanières on the Quid website (French)
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