# François Fontan

_French politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> François Fontan was a French politician. He was born into a family which came from Gascony. Raised in a monarchic family, he first joined a political party, the Mouvement Socialiste Monarchique when he was about 15, but he quickly gave up monarchism and became closer to anarchism, and, then, to communism, but he got fed up with their stalinism.
He moved to Nice and created the Occitan Nationalist Party there.
From 1962, Fontan often met professor Guy Héraud and developed the first clarification of the linguistic border between Occitan and Piemontese.
He died in Cuneo.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 February 1929 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P569))
- **Place of birth:** 14th arrondissement of Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P19))
- **Died:** 19 December 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cuneo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P106))
- **Political party:** Partit de la Nacion Occitana (since 1959); French Communist Party (until 1959) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P102))
- **Education:** Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P69))
- **Positions held:** president (until 1979) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638#P39))

## Questions

**When was François Fontan born?**  
François Fontan was born on 7 February 1929 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

**What positions has François Fontan held?**  
Positions held by François Fontan include: president (until 1979).

**Where did François Fontan study?**  
François Fontan was educated at Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): François Fontan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Fontan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3084638](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084638) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"François Fontan". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francois-fontan. Retrieved 15 November 2026.