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Fontaines

Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage

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Total population

1,845

WeatherAvg high 62.7°F
Coordinates46.85°, 4.77°

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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

Latitude
46.8497
Longitude
4.7704
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
62.7°F
Avg low
46.6°F
Annual precipitation
33.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
35,215
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    796
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    796
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    710
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    646
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    617
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    597
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    589
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    550

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
19
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2016-12-03

Most recent

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

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

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