Francheville (Métropole de Lyon)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 44 ′ N , 4 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 181-312 m | |
| surface | 8.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 14,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,736 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69340 | |
| INSEE code | 69089 | |
| Website | mairie-francheville69.fr | |
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Francheville ( Provençal : Franchevéla ) is a french commune with 14,198 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Francheville belonged to the canton of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune until 2015 .
geography
The city of Francheville is very close to Lyon .
Adjacent communities
history
Francheville is the first suburb of Lyon historically. “Franca Villa” gained in importance in Roman times. Important trade routes lead through its territory to Lugdunum , the capital of the Gallo-Roman Empire.
In 1193, Archbishop Renaud De Forez had a castle built on the hill above the Yzeron valley to protect his lands against enemy attacks. Between 1624 and 1642 Cardinal de Richelieu had the "castel de Francheville" torn down because he feared the strategic importance of the city at the gates of Lyon.
Population development
The population developed as follows:
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 4.064 | 4,932 | 8,099 | 9,500 | 10,863 | 11,324 | 11,667 |
mayor
Mayor is the socialist René Lambert, who is elected until 2014. He is also Vice President of the Métropole de Lyon and also a lawyer.
Town twinning
Francheville has partnerships with the following cities:
- Hanau-Steinheim , Germany , since 1972
- Loano , Italy , since 2003
Buildings
- Le Fort du Bruissin
- Le Vieux Château
- roman aqueduct
sons and daughters of the town
- Pierre-François Lacenaire (1803-1836), French poet
