Fontenu

Fontenu
Commune
A general view of Fontenu
Location of Fontenu
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Coordinates: 46°40′07″N 5°49′23″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandre Perrin[1]
Area ^1	6.71 km^2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	74
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39230 /39130
Elevation	485–667 m (1,591–2,188 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontenu (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tny]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	52	—
1975	50	−0.56%
1982	47	−0.88%
1990	35	−3.62%
1999	40	+1.49%
2009	61	+4.31%
2014	73	+3.66%
2020	75	+0.45%
Source: INSEE[4]

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]

See also

• Lac de Chalain
• Communes of the Jura department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps