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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Fontanières
Commune
The Church of Our Lady of the Road, in FontanièresThe Church of Our Lady of the Road, in Fontanières
Coat of arms of FontanièresCoat of arms
Location of Fontanières
Fontanières is located in FranceFontanièresFontanièresShow map of FranceFontanières is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineFontanièresFontanièresShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°E / 46.1094; 2.5014
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Manuel Novais
Area15.91 km (6.14 sq mi)
Population255
 • Density16/km (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23083 /23110
Elevation390–575 m (1,280–1,886 ft)
(avg. 548 m or 1,798 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontanières (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanjɛʁ]; Occitan: Fontanieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming village and a couple of hamlets situated some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24, D25 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is served by a TER railway.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962319—    
1968361+13.2%
1975336−6.9%
1982277−17.6%
1990279+0.7%
1999259−7.2%
2008262+1.2%

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
  • A château in ruins at Salvert.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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