Fontoy
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Fontoy (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃twa]; German: Fentsch; Lorraine Franconian: Fensch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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The town hall in Fontoy | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fontoy | |
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| Coordinates: 49°21′24″N 5°59′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Algrange |
| Intercommunality | CA Portes de France-Thionville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Weis[1] |
Area 1 | 16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,184 |
| • Density | 188.6/km2 (488.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57226 /57650 |
| Elevation | 205–387 m (673–1,270 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It contains the source of the Fensch river.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,718 | — |
| 1975 | 3,614 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 3,619 | +0.02% |
| 1990 | 3,256 | −1.31% |
| 1999 | 3,149 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 3,069 | −0.32% |
| 2012 | 3,035 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 3,036 | +0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
