Businesses in Fontenais

Categories in Fontenais

Painting and paint contractors Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Fontenais

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	9
Painting and paint contractors	8

Fontenais Facts

Area	23.8 km²
Population	1,659
Male Population	809 (48.7%)
Female Population	850 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-7.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-0.4%
Median Age	43.5 years (Male: 42, Female: 45)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$35,823 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.40478, 7.08191
Postal Codes	2902, 2903, 2904

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Fontenais Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,786	1,685	1,665	1,636	1,659	1,652	1,625
Population Density	75.2 / km²	70.9 / km²	70.1 / km²	68.9 / km²	69.9 / km²	69.6 / km²	68.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fontenais Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 0.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fontenais	-7.1%	-1.5%	-0.4%
Canton of Jura	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fontenais Median Age

Median Age: 43.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fontenais	43.5 yrs	45 yrs	42 yrs
Canton of Jura	42 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Fontenais Population Density

Population Density: 69.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fontenais	1,659	23.8 km²	69.9 / km²
Canton of Jura	70,710	838.5 km²	84.3 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fontenais Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Fontenais

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Fontenais Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$40,747	$40,485	$42,579	$38,298	$23,527	$30,003	$32,689	$35,823
Total GDP	$361.9M	$365M	$372.6M	$327.4M	$201.7M	$260.7M	$283.3M	$308.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Fontenais CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fontenais	18,513 tn	11.16 tn	779.5 tons/km²
Canton of Jura	787,671 tn	11.14 tn	939.4 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Fontenais CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	18,513 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	779.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (3.6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/4/18	9:36 PM	3.1	52.5 km	15,230 m	2km W of Schliengen, Germany	usgs.gov
3/21/07	4:45 PM	3.1	42.1 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/2/07	3:54 AM	3.6	45 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/16/07	12:09 AM	3.6	43.6 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/6/07	7:19 AM	3.4	43.6 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	8:19 PM	3	43.6 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	4:48 PM	3.9	43.6 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	3:46 PM	3.2	44.1 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	3:06 AM	3.1	44.8 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/25/06	8:18 AM	3.1	41.9 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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