Francheville, Rhône

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Coordinates: 45°44′14″N 4°45′51″E / 45.737222, 4.764167

Commune of Francheville
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine de Lyon
Mayor	René Lambert (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	181 m–312 m (avg. 262 m)
Land area¹	8.18 km²
Population² (1999)	11,324
- Density	1 384,4/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	69089/ 69340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Francheville is a commune of the Rhône département in central-eastern France.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 City partnerships 3 Sites of interest 4 External links

[edit] Boundaries

• In the canton of Lyon:
  • Lyon
• In the canton of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune:
  • Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
• In the canton of Vaugneray:
  • Brindas and Craponne
• In the canton of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon:
  • Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
• In the canton of Saint-Genis-Laval:
  • Chaponost

[edit] City partnerships

• Hanau Steinheim, Germany
• Loano, Italy

[edit] Sites of interest

• Fort du Bruissin, an old military fort

[edit] External links

• Town council website