Fontaines-sur-Saône

Fontaines-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn syʁ son]; Arpitan: Fontanes) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. It is located on the left bank of the Saône, also comprising roughly the northern half of Île Roy (Roy Island), the southern part being part of Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or. As of 2020, it had a population of 7,065.

Fontaines-sur-Saône Fontanes (Arpitan)
Commune
Fontaines-sur-Saône Town Hall in 2006
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaines-sur-Saône
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Coordinates: 45°50′10″N 4°50′42″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Pouzol[1]
Area 1	2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,005
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Fontainois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69088 /69270
Elevation	166–270 m (545–886 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
Website	www.fontaines-sur-saone.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The 19th-century playwright Antony Rénal died in Fontaines-sur-Saône on 2 October 1866.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,313	—
1975	6,276	+2.41%
1982	7,062	+1.70%
1990	6,760	−0.54%
1999	6,721	−0.06%
2007	6,310	−0.79%
2012	6,295	−0.05%
2017	7,069	+2.35%
Source: INSEE[3]