Fontaine-Bonneleau

Fontaine-Bonneleau
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Beauvais
Canton	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Community association	Oise Picarde
Coordinates	49 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 9 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 9 ′ E
height	72-175 m
surface	16.37 km 2
Residents	244 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	60360
INSEE code	60240
	; Town hall and school building

Fontaine-Bonneleau is a French municipality with 244 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Beauvais and is part of the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde and the canton of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée .

geography

The rural community is located on the upper reaches of the Selle (Celle), which flows into the Somme in the urban area of Amiens , around nine kilometers northeast of Crèvecœur-le-Grand . The abandoned railway line from Amiens to Beauvais , which was dismantled in this section, ran through them . Today's hamlet Bonneleau is about a kilometer north of Fontaine. The isolated farm Ferme du Bois de la Haie belongs to the municipality.

history

The use of the local mineral springs began in 1770. In the 19th century there were five mills on the Selle, next to them there was a lime kiln and a quarry.