Fontaine-le-Port
Fontaine-le-Port is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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 The town hall in Fontaine-le-Port | |
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Location of Fontaine-le-Port 
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| Coordinates: 48°29′10″N 2°45′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Nangis |
| Intercommunality | CC Brie des Rivières et Châteaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Prunet |
| Area 1 | 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,001 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77188 /77590 |
| Elevation | 41–97 m (135–318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
Fontaine-le-Port has a population of approximately 800. Inhabitants of Fontaine-le-Port are called Portifontains. There is a train station with trains direct to Gare de Lyon (Paris) during peak times and with a connection in Melun on off-peak times. Fontaine Le Port has a primary school as well as a bakery and borders the Seine with a view of the Fontainebleau Forest. The former Barbeau Abbey, dissolved in the French Revolution, was sited here.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontaine-le-Port. |
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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