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Fontaines-sur-Grandson

municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q70551
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Fontaines-sur-Grandson

Summary

Fontaines-sur-Grandson is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Fontaines-sur-Grandson ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson is located in Jura-Nord vaudois District[3].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[5].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's official language is recorded as French[6].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's postal code is recorded as 1421[7].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's Commons category is recorded as Fontaines-sur-Grandson[8].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's licence plate code is recorded as VD[9].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's local dialing code is recorded as 024[10].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.833333333333, 'lon': 6.6166666666667}[11].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's official website is recorded as https://www.fontaines-sur-grandson.ch[12].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fontaines-sur-Grandson[13].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson has a population of {'amount': '+210'}[14].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson has a population of {'amount': '+218'}[15].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Fontaines-sur-Grandson[16].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5557[17].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[18].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Fontaines-sur-Grandson'}[19].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+563'}[20].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.86'}[21].
  • Fontaines-sur-Grandson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[22].

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Geography

Fontaines-sur-Grandson is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Fontaines-sur-Grandson is located in Jura-Nord vaudois District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fontaines-sur-Grandson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.86'}[21]. Fontaines-sur-Grandson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+563'}[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+210'}[14] and {'amount': '+218'}[15].

Designation and Status

Fontaines-sur-Grandson's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[5]. Fontaines-sur-Grandson's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[18].

Why It Matters

Fontaines-sur-Grandson ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] Fontaines-sur-Grandson has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Fontaines-sur-Grandson is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Fontaines-sur-Grandson
    Official language → French
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Fontaines-sur-Grandson
    Population → {'amount': '+210'}, {'amount': '+218'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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