Misplaced Pages

Fontanges

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2008) Click for important translation instructions.
  • View a machine-translated version of the French article.
  • Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Misplaced Pages article at ]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template {{Translated|fr|Fontanges}} to the talk page.
  • For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation.
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Fontanges
Commune
A general view of FontangesA general view of Fontanges
Coat of arms of FontangesCoat of arms
Location of Fontanges
Fontanges is located in FranceFontangesFontangesShow map of FranceFontanges is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFontangesFontangesShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°06′52″N 2°30′17″E / 45.1144°N 2.5047°E / 45.1144; 2.5047
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonMauriac
IntercommunalityPays de Salers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Constant
Area18.04 km (6.97 sq mi)
Population208
 • Density12/km (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code15070 /15140
Elevation664–1,246 m (2,178–4,088 ft)
(avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontanges (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Fontanjas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

The small river Aspre, a tributary of the Maronne, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962399—    
1968454+13.8%
1975353−22.2%
1982307−13.0%
1990292−4.9%
1999241−17.5%
2008220−8.7%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Aspre (P1400570)".
Communes of the Cantal department


Stub icon

This Cantal geographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: