Fontaines, Vendée
| Fontaines | |
|---|---|
 The church of Our Lady of the Nativity, in Fontaines | |
  Fontaines Location within Pays de la Loire region  Fontaines | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′33″N 0°49′34″W / 46.4258°N 0.8261°WCoordinates: 46°25′33″N 0°49′34″W / 46.4258°N 0.8261°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Josèphe Chatevaire |
| Area1 | 10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 862 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85091 /85200 |
| Elevation | 0–28 m (0–92 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Fontaines is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Doix-lès-Fontaines.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 3 December 2015
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