When was Francheleins officially established as a commune?

Francheleins was officially established as a commune on January 1, 1974. This date marks its inception as a specific administrative entity within the French territorial system.

Where is Francheleins located geographically and administratively?

Geographically, the commune is located at latitude 46.073611 and longitude 4.808611. Administratively, it falls under the Ain department and is part of the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse in France.

What is the population history of Francheleins?

The population has varied significantly over time, with recorded figures ranging from a low of 121 to a high of 1,611. Recent estimates show numbers fluctuating around 1,500 to 1,600 residents, including specific counts like 1,597 and 1,593.

How can one access official information about Francheleins?

Official information and communications regarding the commune are accessible through its dedicated website at https://francheleins.fr. This serves as the primary digital portal for local administrative data.

What is the relationship between Francheleins and the Ain department?

Francheleins is a constituent commune within the Ain department, which itself was created on March 4, 1790. The department acts as the intermediate administrative level between the commune and the national state of France.

Francheleins

commune in Ain, France

Place Commune Of France Q244536

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of: commune of France
Inception: 1974^[17]
Official website: sites.google.com, francheleins.fr^[18]^[19]
Official name: Francheleins, Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins^[39]

Location

Country: France^[6]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 46.074°, 4.809°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain, arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, communauté de communes Val-de-Saône Centre^[3]^[4]^[5]
Shares border with: Chaleins, Chaneins, Lurcy, Montceaux, Montmerle-sur-Saône, Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans, Villeneuve^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Population and size

Area: +13.56^[45]
Elevation above sea level: 231 (174–273, n=3)^[42]^[43]^[44]
Female population: +797^[40]
Male population: +814^[41]
Population: 1.6k (121–1.6k, n=18)^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]

Codes

Postal code: 01090^[14]

More facts +7

Associated electoral district: canton of Villars-les-Dombes, canton of Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans^[46]
Child organization or unit: Cesseins, Amareins^[15]^[16]
Demographics of topic: demographics of Francheleins^[47]
Member of: SMIDOM^[2]
Office held by the head of government: Mayor of Francheleins^[34]
Phone number: +33-4-74-69-31-74^[35]
Replaces: Cesseins, Amareins, Francheleins^[36]^[37]^[38]

🏷️ Also known as

en Francheleins ar فرانشيلين، أين fa فرانشلن fr Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins it Cesseins it Amareins it Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins ja フランシュルアン pl Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins ru Франшлен zh 弗朗什兰 zh-hant 弗朗什蘭

🔖 Identifiers · 11

EHESS ID of a French commune: 14587
Email address: mailto:contact@francheleins.fr
FactGrid item ID: Jens Krause
Freebase ID: /m/03h1mp5
GeoNames ID: 6424529
Insee municipality code: 01165
National Address Base ID: 21709f61-4527-439a-ad88-160ee47ca5a5
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 145101
OpenWeatherMap city ID: 3017369
Topic's main category: Category:Francheleins
Who's on First ID: 1126023427

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 7

Chaleins, Chaneins, Montceaux, Montmerle-sur-Saône, Lurcy, Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans, Villeneuve

← Shares border with 7

Chaleins, Chaneins, Montceaux, Montmerle-sur-Saône, Lurcy, Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans, Villeneuve

Associated electoral district 2

canton of Villars-les-Dombes, canton of Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans

Located in the administrative territorial entity 2

Ain, arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2

Ain, canton of Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans

Country 1

France

Instance of 1

commune of France

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Summary

Francheleins is a commune of France^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[6] ↑ Francheleins — country (P17): France. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Chaleins. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Chaneins. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Lurcy. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Montceaux. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Montmerle-sur-Saône. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Francheleins — shares border with (P47): Villeneuve. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Francheleins — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Ain. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Francheleins — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Francheleins — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): communauté de communes Val-de-Saône Centre. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Francheleins — postal code (P281): 01090. dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Francheleins — child organization or unit (P355): Cesseins. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Francheleins — child organization or unit (P355): Amareins. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Francheleins — member of (P463): SMIDOM. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Francheleins — inception (P571): 1974. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Francheleins — official website (P856): https://sites.google.com/site/francheleins/. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Francheleins — official website (P856): https://francheleins.fr. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-23. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1482. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1548. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1606. Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1611. Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1603. Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 121. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 415. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 572. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 826. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 994. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1125. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1370. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1574. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Francheleins — population (P1082): 1594. Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Francheleins — office held by head of government (P1313): Mayor of Francheleins. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Francheleins — phone number (P1329): +33-4-74-69-31-74. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-23. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Francheleins — replaces (P1365): Cesseins. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Francheleins — replaces (P1365): Amareins. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Francheleins — replaces (P1365): Francheleins. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Francheleins — official name (P1448): Francheleins. Code officiel géographique. Retrieved 2019-01-06. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Francheleins — female population (P1539): 797. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Francheleins — male population (P1540): 814. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Francheleins — elevation above sea level (P2044): 174 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Francheleins — elevation above sea level (P2044): 273 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Francheleins — elevation above sea level (P2044): 231 m. Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Francheleins — area (P2046): 13.56 km². répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved 2015-10-26. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Francheleins — associated electoral district (P7938): canton of Villars-les-Dombes. Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Francheleins — demographics of topic (P9241): demographics of Francheleins. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Francheleins is an instance of commune of France (Q484170) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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