Fonteny
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
Canton | Le Saulnois | |
Community association | Saulnois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 53 ' N , 6 ° 28' E | |
height | 238-350 m | |
surface | 15.70 km 2 | |
Residents | 143 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57590 | |
INSEE code | 57225 |
Fonteny is a French commune with 143 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
The municipality of Fonteny is located in the Saulnois , eight kilometers northwest of Château-Salins at an altitude between 238 and 350 m above sea level. The municipality covers 15.7 km².
history
The village has belonged to France since 1661 and had the Germanized name Fonteningen from 1915-18 and jumping from 1940-1944 .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
Residents | 177 | 135 | 130 | 123 | 104 | 118 | 119 |