Franois
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Franois (French pronunciation: [fʁanwa]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France
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Franois | |
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The centre of the village | |
 Location of Franois | |
  Franois  Franois | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,257 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (802/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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,257 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
