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  Fontain Location within France  Fontain Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 6°01′37″E / 47.1994°N 6.0269°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Besançon-5 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Catherine Hamelin[1] |
Area 1 | 21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,207 |
| • Density | 56.80/km2 (147.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25245 /25660 |
| Elevation | 310–511 m (1,017–1,677 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fontain (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Arguel was merged into Fontain.[3]
Population
[edit]Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 434 | — |
| 1975 | 650 | +5.94% |
| 1982 | 882 | +4.46% |
| 1990 | 961 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 1,010 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 1,186 | +2.03% |
| 2012 | 1,237 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 1,301 | +1.01% |
| 2023 | 1,207 | −1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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