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Fontanges

Coordinates: 45°06′52″N 2°30′17″E / 45.1144°N 2.5047°E

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Fontanges
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°06′52″N 2°30′17″E / 45.1144°N 2.5047°E / 45.1144; 2.5047
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Mauriac
Intercommunality	Pays de Salers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Constant^[1]
Area ¹	18.04 km² (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	213
• Density	11.8/km² (30.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15070 /15140
Elevation	664–1,246 m (2,178–4,088 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontanges (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Fontanjas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

The small river Aspre, a tributary of the Maronne, flows through the commune.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	454	—
1975	353	−3.53%
1982	307	−1.97%
1990	292	−0.62%
1999	241	−2.11%
2007	222	−1.02%
2012	211	−1.01%
2017	199	−1.16%
2023	213	+1.14%
Source: INSEE^[4]

See also

Communes of the Cantal department

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Aspre (P1400570)".
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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