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Frans (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃]), known colloquially as Frans-les-Vernes, is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
Location of Frans  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°59′32″N 4°46′29″E / 45.9922°N 4.7747°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Trévoux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michelle Nuguet[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,482 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01166 /01480 |
| Elevation | 183–267 m (600–876 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Géography edit
The village is located in the south-western part of the Ain department in the fertile Val de Saône some 35 km north of Lyon and 4 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Population edit
The inhabitants of Frans are called Franvernois
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Frans, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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