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Fontaines
Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage
Total population
1,845
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Fontaines, a village in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of 46.850°, 4.770° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 1,845 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. It is grouped under the 27 province in national statistics. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,308 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 62.7°F and lows near 46.6°F, alongside about 33.5 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves796
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves796
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves710
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves646
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves617
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves597
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves589
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves550
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2016-12-032 km SE of Damparis, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-02-213 km S of Longchamp, France
- M 2.7 — 2007-07-269 km SSE of Poligny, France
- M 2.6 — 2007-05-233 km W of Jasseron, France
- M 2.6 — 2006-12-182 km ENE of Ladoix-Serrigny, France
- M 2.5 — 2006-08-084 km SE of Ladoix-Serrigny, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Aluze4 mi away · pop. 246
- Chamilly4.3 mi away · pop. 147
- Chassey-le-Camp4.3 mi away · pop. 361
- Remigny4.6 mi away · pop. 417
- Chaudenay4.7 mi away · pop. 1,134
- Charrecey4.9 mi away · pop. 336
- Saint-Denis-de-Vaux5.1 mi away · pop. 270
- Dennevy5.9 mi away · pop. 301
- Crissey6 mi away · pop. 2,452
- Barizey6.1 mi away · pop. 140
- Demigny6.4 mi away · pop. 1,776
- Jambles6.4 mi away · pop. 480
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 71202
- Department
- 71
- Region
- 27
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,841
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr