Fontans is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[3]

Fontans
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Pierre, in Fontans
Location of Fontans
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Coordinates: 44°44′23″N 3°23′15″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole
Intercommunality	Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Vanel[1]
Area 1	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	226
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	48063 /48700
Elevation	910–1,123 m (2,986–3,684 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called Fontanains.[4]

Personalities

• Francis Bestion (born 1957), born in Fontans, was vicar general of the Diocese of Mende and has been Bishop of Tulle since December 2013.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Communes of the Lozère department

References

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