Fontannes
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Brioude | |
| Community association | Brioude Sud Auvergne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 3 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 419-527 m | |
| surface | 9.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 952 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43100 | |
| INSEE code | 43096 | |
The French community Fontannes ( Occitan identical) with 952 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) is located in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Brioude and the canton of Brioude (until 2015: canton of Brioude-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Fontannois .
geography
Fontannes is located about 45 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay on the Allier , which borders the municipality to the west. Fontannes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lamothe in the north, Chaniat in the northeast, Lavaudieu in the east and southeast, Vieille-Brioude in the south and Brioude in the west.
Route nationale 102 runs through the southwest of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 425 | 483 | 538 | 665 | 774 | 873 | 1,094 | 1,019 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Bridge over the Allier (Pont de la Bajasse) , Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Fontannes - collection of images, videos and audio files
