Fontanas
Fontanas is a hamlet in Orcines, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fontanas is situated nearby to the hamlet La Font de l’Arbre, as well as near Solagnat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Circuit de Charade and Puy de Montrodeix.
Circuit de Charade
Sports venue
Photo: Michel Huhardeaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Circuit de Charade, also known as Circuit Louis Rosier and Circuit Clermont-Ferrand, is a motorsport race track in Saint-Genès-Champanelle near Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Circuit de Charade is situated 3 km southeast of Fontanas.
Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamalières and Clermont-Ferrand.
Chamalières
Town
Photo: Alexandre.chassignon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chamalières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,276 inhabitants, Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. Chamalières is situated 4 km east of Fontanas.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city in central France, the capital of the Auvergne region. Population 140,000.
Beaumont
Town
Beaumont is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The commune lies to the south of the dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme which is clearly visible, including the telecommunication antennas that sit on its top. Beaumont is situated 6 km east of Fontanas.
Fontanas
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orcines, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.76845° or 45° 46′ 6″ northLongitude
3.01616° or 3° 0′ 58″ eastElevation
779 metres (2,556 feet)Open location code
8FQ5Q298+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 730998980OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3017985
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In Other Languages
“Fontanas” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Fontanas”
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