Fontain

Fontain
Dairy
Dairy
Coat of arms of Fontain
Location of Fontain
Fontain is located in France
Fontain
Fontain
Location within France
Fontain is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontain
Fontain
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 6°01′37″E / 47.1994°N 6.0269°E / 47.1994; 6.0269
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonBesançon-5
IntercommunalityGrand Besançon Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Catherine Hamelin
Area
1
21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Lowest elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,207
 • Density56.80/km2 (147.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25245 /25660
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontain (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Arguel was merged into Fontain.

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 434—    
1975 650+5.94%
1982 882+4.46%
1990 961+1.08%
1999 1,010+0.55%
2007 1,186+2.03%
2012 1,237+0.85%
2017 1,301+1.01%
2023 1,207−1.24%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE