Frans, Ain

Frans
Commune
Town hall
Location of Frans
Frans
Frans
Coordinates: 45°59′32″N 4°46′29″E / 45.9922°N 4.7747°E / 45.9922; 4.7747
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonTrévoux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michelle Nuguet[1]
Area
1
7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,547
 • Density319/km2 (827/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01166 /01480
Elevation183–267 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.

Frans (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃]), known colloquially as Frans-les-Vernes, is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Géography

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

The inhabitants of Frans are called Franvernois

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Frans, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE