Fontain
Fontain is a village in Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Fontain is situated nearby to the locality Canton Pinard, as well as near the hamlet Maillot.Places of Interest
Highlights include Citadel of Besançon and Cascade du Bout du Monde.
Citadel of Besançon
Castle
The Citadel of Besançon is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Citadel of Besançon is situated 3½ km north of Fontain.
Fort of Planoise
Fort
The fort of Planoise is a fortification located on the summit of the hill of Planoise, in Besançon. Although its location was extremely strategic, the fort was not used during either the first or the second World War. Fort of Planoise is situated 3½ km west of Fontain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Besançon and Beure.
Besançon
Besançon is a French city that serves as the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland.Beure
Village
Beure is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Pugey
Village
Pugey is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Fontain
- Categories: commune of France and locality
- Location: Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.198° or 47° 11′ 53″ north
Longitude
6.0259° or 6° 1′ 33″ east
Population
1,210
Elevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)
Open location code
8FV852XG+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Fontain” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Fontain”
- Aragonese: “Fontain”
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- Catalan: “Fontain”
- Cebuano: “Fontain”
- Chechen: “Фонтен”
- Chinese: “丰坦”
- Chinese: “豐坦”
- Corsican: “Fontain”
- Croatian: “Fontain”
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- Ladin: “Fontain”
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- Narom: “Fontain”
- Neapolitan: “Fontain”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontain”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fontain”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Fontain”
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- Scottish Gaelic: “Fontain”
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- Spanish: “Fontain”
- Swahili: “Fontain”
- Swedish: “Fontain”
- Swiss German: “Fontain”
- Tatar: “Фонтен”
- Turkish: “Fontain”
- Ukrainian: “Фонтен”
- Uzbek: “Fontain”
- Venetian: “Fontain”
- Vietnamese: “Fontain”
- Vlaams: “Fontain”
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- Walloon: “Fontain”
- Waray (Philippines): “Fontain”
- Welsh: “Fontain”
- Wolof: “Fontain”
- Yue Chinese: “Fontain”
- Zulu: “Fontain”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Canton Pinard and Maillot.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Fontain and Mairie de Fontain.
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