Francheville

commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France
Place commune_of_france Q4054
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Summary

Francheville is a commune of France[1]. Francheville ranks in the top 0.96% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month, #298 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune[3], Metropolis of Lyon[4], Arrondissement of Lyon[5], departmental district of the Rhône[6]
  • Country: France[7]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Yzeron[8]
  • Shares border with: Tassin-la-Demi-Lune[9], Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[10], Brindas[11], Chaponost[12], Craponne[13], Lyon[14]
  • Twinned administrative body: Loano[15], Hanau-Steinheim[16], Kouandé[17]
  • Postal code: 69340[18]
  • Commons category: Francheville (Métropole de Lyon)[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[20], UTC+02:00[21]
  • Official website: http://www.mairie-francheville69.fr[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Francheville (Métropole de Lyon)[23]
  • Email address: mailto:contact@mairie-francheville69.fr[24]
  • Population: 14,094[25], 14,361[26], 14,578[27], 14,198[28], 14,656[29], 14,906[30], 14,821[31], 15,204[32], 15,664[33], 15,604[34]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Francheville, Rhône[35]
  • Phone number: +33-4-78-59-02-66[36]
  • Official name: Francheville[37]
  • Female population: 7459[38]
  • Male population: 6739[39]
  • Different from: La Francheville[40], Francheville[41]
  • Elevation above sea level: 181 m[42], 312 m[43], 247 m[44]
  • Area: 8.18 km²[45]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Francheville (Métropole de Lyon)[46]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Lyon[47], Unité urbaine de Lyon[48]

Why It Matters

Francheville has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Francheville is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Chabe01 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place name sign → Panneau Entrée Francheville Chemin Hermières - Francheville (FR69) - 2026-08-23
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Place name sign: Panneau Entrée Francheville Chemin Hermières - Francheville (FR69) - 2026-08-23 - 1.jpg"
  2. 10w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Female population → {'amount': '+7459'}
    Country → France
    Country → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.18'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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