Fontenu Explained

Fontenu
Commune Status:	Commune
Coordinates:	46.6686°N 5.8231°W
Insee:	39230
Postal Code:	39130
Arrondissement:	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton:	Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Mayor:	Alexandre Perrin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:	485
Elevation Max M:	667
Area Km2:	6.71

Fontenu (in French pronounced as /fɔ̃tny/) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[2]

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[3]

See also

• Lac de Chalain
• Communes of the Jura department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/39230-fontenu INSEE commune file
3. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps