Fons

commune in Gard, France
Place commune_of_france Q1009356
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Summary

Fons is a commune of France[1]. Fons ranks in the top 0.98% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Saint-Mamert-du-Gard[3], Gard[4], arrondissement of Nîmes[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: Gajan[7], Moulézan[8], Saint-Bauzély[9], Saint-Mamert-du-Gard[10], Montagnac[11], Montmirat[12]
  • Postal code: 30730[13]
  • Commons category: Fons (Gard)[14]
  • Official website: https://mairiedefons.fr[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fons (Gard)[16]
  • Email address: mailto:contact@mairiedefons.fr[17]
  • Population: 1337[18], 1400[19], 1467[20], 1506[21], 1563[22], 404[23], 524[24], 591[25], 741[26], 1025[27], 1219[28], 1593[29], 1733[30], 1734[31]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fons[32]
  • Phone number: +33-4-66-81-11-95[33]
  • Official name: Fons[34]
  • Female population: 763[35]
  • Male population: 743[36]
  • Different from: Fons[37]
  • Elevation above sea level: 112 m[38], 95 m[39], 224 m[40], 142 m[41]
  • Area: 9.28 km²[42]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Fons (Gard)[43]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Calvisson[44]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Nîmes[45], Q114359673[46]
  • Contact page URL: https://mairiedefons.fr/contact[47]

Why It Matters

Fons has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Fons is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ~2026-54766-91 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 37
    Shares border with → Gajan, Moulézan, Saint-Bauzély +3
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'bug', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'hu',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Shares border with: Montmirat"
  2. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+112'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+224'} +1
    Associated electoral district → canton of Calvisson
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Aire d'attraction de Nîmes, Q114359673
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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