Fontannes

Fontannes
Commune
Coat of arms
Fontannes Fontannes
Coordinates: 45°17′24″N 3°25′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Brioude
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Marchaud
Area 1	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43096 /43100
Elevation	419–527 m (1,375–1,729 ft) (avg. 425 m or 1,394 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontannes (French pronunciation: ​[fɔ̃tan]; Occitan: Fontannes) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The Senouire forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Allier, which forms all of its western border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 539 —     1806 518 −3.9% 1821 536 +3.5% 1831 589 +9.9% 1841 556 −5.6% 1851 588 +5.8% 1861 604 +2.7% 1872 631 +4.5% 1881 637 +1.0% 1891 623 −2.2% 1901 564 −9.5% 1911 503 −10.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 423 −15.9% 1931 449 +6.1% 1946 466 +3.8% 1954 400 −14.2% 1962 425 +6.2% 1968 483 +13.6% 1975 538 +11.4% 1982 665 +23.6% 1990 774 +16.4% 1999 873 +12.8% 2010 1,058 +21.2% 2017 962 −9.1%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department