Frans, Ain Explained

Frans
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton:Trévoux
Insee:01166
Postal Code:01480
Mayor:Michelle Nuguet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.9922°N 4.7747°W
Elevation M:200
Elevation Min M:183
Elevation Max M:267
Area Km2:7.98

Frans (in French pronounced as /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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr. 6 May 2024. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.