| Fons | ||
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Reveillac House, in Fons
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| Coordinates: 44°39′54″N 1°57′07″E / 44.665°N 1.9519°ECoordinates: 44°39′54″N 1°57′07″E / 44.665°N 1.9519°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Figeac-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Figeac-Communauté | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean Roussiès | |
| Area1 | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 342 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46108 /46100 | |
| Elevation | 212–425 m (696–1,394 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fons is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The 19th-century French historian, librarian and palaeographer Léon Lacabane (1798–1884) was born in Fons.