Fontanières

Fontanières
The Church of Our Lady of the Road, in Fontanières
Fontanières
Location within Limousin region  Fontanières
Coordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°ECoordinates: 46°06′34″N 2°30′05″E / 46.1094°N 2.5014°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maryse Breschard
Area^1	15.91 km^2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	262
• Density	16/km^2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23083 / 23110
Elevation	390–575 m (1,280–1,886 ft) (avg. 548 m or 1,798 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.

Fontanières is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming village and a couple of hamlets situated some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24, D25 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is served by a TER railway.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	319	—
1968	361	+13.2%
1975	336	−6.9%
1982	277	−17.6%
1990	279	+0.7%
1999	259	−7.2%
2008	262	+1.2%

Sights

• The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
• A château in ruins at Salvert.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Fontanières on the Quid website (French)