Fontans

Fontans
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Pierre, in Fontans
Fontans
Location within Occitanie region Fontans
Coordinates: 44°44′23″N 3°23′15″E / 44.7397°N 3.38750°E / 44.7397; 3.38750Coordinates: 44°44′23″N 3°23′15″E / 44.7397°N 3.38750°E / 44.7397; 3.38750
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole
Intercommunality	Terres d'Apcher
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Paul Vanel^[1]
Area¹	33.90 km² (13.09 sq mi)
Population (2012)²	213
• Density	6.3/km² (16/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fontans is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

Its inhabitants are called Fontanains.^[2]

Personalities

Francis Bestion, born in Fontans in 1957, was vicar general of the Diocese of Mende and has been Bishop of Tulle since December 2013.

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Communes of the Lozère department

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