Fondettes
commune in Indre-et-Loire, France
Fondettes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃dɛt] ) is a commune in the suburbs of Tours in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Population
Mayors of Fondettes
1944–1945: René Vernier
1945–1959: Ernest Dupuis
1959–1971: Marcel Chauvin
1971–1993: Jean Roux
1993–1995: Jean-Paul Leduc
1995–2001: Joseph Masbernat
2001–2008: Michel Pasquier
2008–2014: Gérard Garrido
2014– : Cédric de Oliveira
International relations
Fondette is twinned with:
Wiesbaden, Naurod, Hesse, Germany
Constancia, Santarém (district), Portugal.
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