Fontanès, Gard

Fontanès
Commune
The Protestant church of Fontanès

Coat of arms
Fontanès
Location within Occitanie region
Fontanès
Coordinates: 43°49′50″N 4°05′17″E / 43.8306°N 4.0881°E / 43.8306; 4.0881Coordinates: 43°49′50″N 4°05′17″E / 43.8306°N 4.0881°E / 43.8306; 4.0881
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Calvisson
Intercommunality Pays de Sommières
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul Poussigues
Area1 14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 616
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 30114 /30250
Elevation 24–163 m (79–535 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)

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.

Fontanès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962285    
1968334+17.2%
1975326−2.4%
1982390+19.6%
1990436+11.8%
1999492+12.8%
2008616+25.2%

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