Fontanes, Lozère

Coordinates: 44°46′15″N 3°47′10″E / 44.7708°N 3.7861°E / 44.7708; 3.7861
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Fontanes
Sheep on the high plateau, in Fontanes
Sheep on the high plateau, in Fontanes
Coat of arms of Fontanes
Location of Fontanes
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Fontanes is located in France
Fontanes
Fontanes
Fontanes is located in Occitanie
Fontanes
Fontanes
Coordinates: 44°46′15″N 3°47′10″E / 44.7708°N 3.7861°E / 44.7708; 3.7861
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonLangogne
CommuneNaussac-Fontanes
Area
1
11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
163
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
48300
Elevation791–1,075 m (2,595–3,527 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontanes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tan]; Occitan: Fontanas) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Naussac-Fontanes.[3] Its population was 163 in 2019.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontanes, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015