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Fontaines-sur-Saône

Coordinates: 45°50′10″N 4°50′42″E / 45.836°N 4.845°E / 45.836; 4.845
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Fontaines-sur-Saône
Fontanes (Arpitan)
Fontaines-sur-Saône Town Hall in 2006
Fontaines-sur-Saône Town Hall in 2006
Coat of arms of Fontaines-sur-Saône
Location of Fontaines-sur-Saône
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Fontaines-sur-Saône is located in France
Fontaines-sur-Saône
Fontaines-sur-Saône
Fontaines-sur-Saône is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fontaines-sur-Saône
Fontaines-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 45°50′10″N 4°50′42″E / 45.836°N 4.845°E / 45.836; 4.845
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Pouzol[1]
Area
1
2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,047
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
DemonymFontainois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69088 /69270
Elevation166–270 m (545–886 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
Websitewww.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.

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 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.

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

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.