Country France Canton Chagny Population (2006) 2,349 Local time Tuesday 4:06 AM | Department Saône-et-Loire Intercommunality Le grand Chalon Area 24.73 km² Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Fontaines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
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Map of 71150 Fontaines, France
History
Formerly Fontanœ then Fontes. The village owes its name to the numerous source which spring from his territory. We find tracks of Roman time there. The village belonged to the Lords of Fountains, who built a castle, then to the bishops of Chalon there, who freed the inhabitants in 1299. The castle was plundered and destroyed in 1569. There was one prioress Benedictine, a chapel (Saint Nicolas) and several washhouses.
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Fontaines, Saône-et-Loire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA