Franois (French pronunciation: [fʁanwa]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France
Franois | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′00″N 5°55′35″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Besançon |
Canton | Besançon-1 |
Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Émile Bourgeois |
Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
Population | 2,295 |
• Density | 310/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25258 /25770 |
Elevation | 248–312 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 656 | — |
1968 | 888 | +35.4% |
1975 | 1,242 | +39.9% |
1982 | 1,293 | +4.1% |
1990 | 1,558 | +20.5% |
1999 | 1,779 | +14.2% |
2008 | 1,902 | +6.9% |
2012 | 2,031 | +6.8% |
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