Fontan

This article is about the French city. For the surgical procedure used in children with complex congenital heart defects, see Fontan procedure. For the town in Armenia, see Fantan, Armenia.
Fontan

The road through the village of Fontan

Coat of arms
Fontan

Coordinates: 44°00′17″N 7°33′15″E / 44.0047°N 7.5542°E / 44.0047; 7.5542Coordinates: 44°00′17″N 7°33′15″E / 44.0047°N 7.5542°E / 44.0047; 7.5542
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Breil-sur-Roya
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Oudot
Area1 49.61 km2 (19.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 269
  Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 06062 / 06540
Elevation 405–2,447 m (1,329–8,028 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 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.

Fontan is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fontannais.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962215    
1968326+51.6%
1975257−21.2%
1982253−1.6%
1990230−9.1%
1999234+1.7%
2008269+15.0%

See also

References

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