Fontaines (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Chagny | |
| Community association | Le Grand Chalon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 4 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 183-315 m | |
| surface | 24.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,948 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71150 | |
| INSEE code | 71202 | |
| Website | fontainesenbourgogne.fr | |
Fontaines (also: Fontaines-en-Bourgogne ) is a French municipality with 1948 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the canton of Chagny .
geography
Fontaines is on the Canal du Center . Numerous types of wine are grown here in the Bourgogne wine region . Fontaines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rully in the north, Chagny in the north and north-east, Lessard-le-National in the east, Fragnes-La Loyère in the south-east, Farges-lès-Chalon in the south and south-east, Mellecey in the south and south-west and Mercurey in the west .
The A6 autoroute runs along the eastern edge of the municipality . The Fontaines-Mercurey stop is on the Paris-Marseille railway line .
history
The sources initially name the place as Fontanœ . The name (French: "sources") refers to the numerous water sources on the mountain slopes in the west of the municipality. Fontaines Castle was destroyed in 1569.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,315 | 1,438 | 1,456 | 1,596 | 1,839 | 1,947 | 2.011 | 1,959 |
Culture and sights
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- Romanesque church of Saint-Just from the 13th century with renovations from the 15th century
- Remains of the old monastery
- (five) wash houses
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Paciano in the province of Perugia (Umbria) since 1996 .
