Fontanès, Loire

Fontanès (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanɛs]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Fontanès
Commune
Location of Fontanès
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Coordinates: 45°32′51″N 4°26′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Sorbiers
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Gandilhon[1]
Area 1	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	686
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42096 /42140
Elevation	633–900 m (2,077–2,953 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	449	—
1975	423	−0.85%
1982	461	+1.24%
1990	525	+1.64%
1999	576	+1.04%
2009	641	+1.07%
2014	668	+0.83%
2020	683	+0.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department