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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 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.

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.