Fontanès, Loire

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Fontanès
Commune
Location of Fontanès
(2020–2026)		Michel Gandilhon^[1]
Area ¹	6.63 km² (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	680
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42096 /42140
Elevation	633–900 m (2,077–2,953 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontanès (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanɛs]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	449	—
1975	423	−0.85%
1982	461	+1.24%
1990	525	+1.64%
1999	576	+1.04%
2009	641	+1.07%
2014	668	+0.83%
2020	683	+0.37%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE