Fontanières
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fontanières (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanjɛʁ]; Occitan: Fontanieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Fontanières | |
|---|---|
The Church of Our Lady of the Road, in Fontanières | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fontanières | |
  Fontanières Location within France  Fontanières Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Manuel Novais[1] |
Area 1 | 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 260 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23083 /23110 |
| Elevation | 390–575 m (1,280–1,886 ft) (avg. 548 m or 1,798 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 361 | — |
| 1975 | 336 | −1.02% |
| 1982 | 277 | −2.72% |
| 1990 | 279 | +0.09% |
| 1999 | 259 | −0.82% |
| 2007 | 257 | −0.10% |
| 2012 | 258 | +0.08% |
| 2017 | 249 | −0.71% |
| 2023 | 260 | +0.72% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
- A château in ruins at Salvert.
