Barangay Tobias Fornier

Barangay Tobias Fornier is a very small barangay in the municipality of Patnongon, located in the province of Antique, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tobias Fornier had a population of 481. This made it the 25th largest of 36 barangays in Patnongon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tobias Fornier accounted for approximately 1.25% of the total population of Patnongon, which stood at 38,329 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tobias Fornier changed from 441 to 481, a shift of +9.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Patnongon. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tobias Fornier as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Patnongon is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tobias Fornier, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tobias Fornier ranks 442nd by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tobias Fornier is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.