Fontain
in Doubs of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Besançon Thise Airport (6 mi) - Dole-Tavaux Airport (30 mi)
- Vesoul-Frotey Airport (31 mi)
- Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (41 mi)
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Neuchatel Airport (43 mi) - Dijon-Bourgogne Airport (44 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (67 mi)
- Vittel Champ De Course Airport (71 mi)
- Zürich Airport (120 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (145 mi) -
Torino / Caselle International Airport (158 mi) -
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (168 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Historic Site of Lyons (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.199 and 6.025 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 11' 57" and E 6° 1' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:42 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:38 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Fontain
Fontain in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) with it's 834 habitants is a city located in France about 205 mi (or 329 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Fontain is now 08:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports closer to Fontain, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Besançon Thise Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Besancon, Pontarlier, Vesoul, Dole and L'Abbaye. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
4°C (38 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
3°C (38 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (47 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel Mercure Besançon Parc Micaud
Le Sauvage
Florel Logis
Campanile Besancon-Ouest Chateaufarine
Zenitude Hôtel - Résidence Les Hauts du Chazal
Kyriad Besancon Palente
Hotel Restaurant Vesontio
BW CITADELLE BESANCON
ibis Styles Besançon
ibis Besançon Centre-Ville
Videos from this area
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Besançon
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La Citadelle de Besançon en images
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Parkour in Besançon HD
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Premier Roc Ruelles à Besançon
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Gopro Piscine de Besançon
petite vidéo teste avec Gopro HD2 de la piscine La Fayette de Besançon Ma chaîne : http://www.youtube.com/user/inferno610/videos.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in France. It comprises the département of Doubs and the département of Haute-Saône, except for the canton of Héricourt. The current archbishop is Monseigneur André Jean René Lacrampe, who succeeded Monseigneur Lucien Daloz to this post on 13 August 2003.
Velotte (Besançon)
Velotte is a little area of Besançon, with 2000 inhabitants
Citadel of Besançon
The Citadel of Besançon in Franche-Comté, France, is one of the military architect Vauban's masterpieces. The Citadel occupies eleven hectares on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an ox-bow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a strategic importance that Julius Caesar recognised as early as 58 BC.
Departmental archives of Doubs
The Departmental archives of Doubs is a French administrative building dependent of the general council of Doubs, charged with collecting archives, keeping them and making them available for the public. The Departmental archives of Doubs is located in the area of Planoise, in Besançon.
Our Lady of Liberation
Our Lady of Liberation is a church built in an old fort located at nearly 500 meters of altitude, near the hamlet of Chapelle des Buis on the outskirts of the city of Besançon in the department of Doubs in Eastern France.
Lunettes of Trois-Châtels and Tousey
The lunettes of Trois-Châtels and Tousey are two lunettes located in the French city of Besançon. Their foundations were constructed in 1792 to support the citadel of Vauban but the structure was badly built and they were rebuilt during the Bourbon Restoration. In World War II, American forces liberated the city after a few battles in the two fortifications to reach the citadel. In the 1990s, they were bought by a man who now lives in the lunette of Tousey.
Fort of Rosemont
The fort of Rosemont is a fortifiction located in the French city of Besançon. Built in the summet of the hill of Rosemont during the Franco-Prussian War for supported the fort of Planoise and the fort of Chaudanne, he composed of two buildings (one little fort and one magasin) who have six rooms. But no one fights takes places in the city, it's because Rosemont was put away just after the World War I.
Chapelle des Buis
Chapelle des Buis is a hamlet south of the city of Besancon in Eastern France, straddling the area between three towns. The church of Our Lady of Liberation is nearby.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fontain.
Besançon: Besancon, Doubs Rivotte, Besançon (source)
Besançon: Place Flore, Besançon (source)
Besançon: Doubs, Besançon (source)
Besançon: Citadel of Besançon, Besançon (source)
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Fontain
