Franois (French pronunciation: [fʁanwa]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France

Franois
The chateau in Franois
The chateau in Franois
Location of Franois
Map
Franois is located in France
Franois
Franois
Franois is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Franois
Franois
Coordinates: 47°14′00″N 5°55′35″E / 47.2333°N 5.9264°E / 47.2333; 5.9264
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonBesançon-1
IntercommunalityGrand Besançon Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Émile Bourgeois[1]
Area
1
7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,260
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25258 /25770
Elevation248–312 m (814–1,024 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 888—    
1975 1,242+4.91%
1982 1,293+0.58%
1990 1,558+2.36%
1999 1,779+1.48%
2007 1,917+0.94%
2012 2,031+1.16%
2017 2,340+2.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE