Fontoy (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃twa]; German: Fentsch; Lorraine Franconian: Fensch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Fontoy
The town hall in Fontoy
The town hall in Fontoy
Coat of arms of Fontoy
Location of Fontoy
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Fontoy is located in France
Fontoy
Fontoy
Fontoy is located in Grand Est
Fontoy
Fontoy
Coordinates: 49°21′24″N 5°59′45″E / 49.3567°N 5.9958°E / 49.3567; 5.9958
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonAlgrange
IntercommunalityCA Portes de France-Thionville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mathieu Weis[1]
Area
1
16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,142
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57226 /57650
Elevation205–387 m (673–1,270 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It contains the source of the Fensch river.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,718—    
1975 3,614−0.40%
1982 3,619+0.02%
1990 3,256−1.31%
1999 3,149−0.37%
2007 3,069−0.32%
2012 3,035−0.22%
2017 3,036+0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  •   Media related to Fontoy at Wikimedia Commons