Fontan (Alpes-Maritimes)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Contes | |
| Community association | Riviera Française | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 7 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 405-2,447 m | |
| surface | 49.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 341 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06540 | |
| INSEE code | 06062 | |
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Fontan one is French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice and the Canton of Contes . The residents call themselves Fontannais.
geography
The municipality is located in the French Maritime Alps in the Roya Valley and borders Tende in the north, La Brigue in the northeast and Saorge in the south .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 437 | 326 | 257 | 253 | 230 | 234 | 269 | 291 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Fontan (Alpes-Maritimes)
Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation church
Fontan-Saorge station on the Tendabahn
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 167-170.
Web links
Commons : Fontan - collection of images, videos and audio files
