Fontanès (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Sorbiers | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 26' E | |
| height | 633-900 m | |
| surface | 6.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 678 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42140 | |
| INSEE code | 42096 | |
| Website | http://www.fontanes-42.fr/ | |
Fontanès is a French municipality with 678 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Sorbiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Héand ). The inhabitants are called Fontaniards (or Fontaniods ).
geography
Fontanès is located about ten kilometers north-northeast of the city center of Saint-Étienne . Fontanès is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chevrières in the north and north-west, Grammond in the north and north-east, Saint-Christo-en-Jarez in the east, Sorbiers in the south, Saint-Héand in the west and south-west and La Gimond in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 473 | 449 | 423 | 461 | 525 | 576 | 611 | 663 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Fontanès Castle
Web links
Commons : Fontanès - collection of images, videos and audio files
