Francs

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Francs
Francs (France)
Francs
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Libourne
Canton Le North Libournais
Community association Grand Saint-Emilionnais
Coordinates 44 ° 57 ′  N , 0 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 57 ′  N , 0 ° 0 ′  W
height 28-96 m
surface 6.59 km 2
Residents 189 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33570
INSEE code 33173

Francs - Château

Francs is a southwestern French community with 189 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Francs is at a height of about ten 40 meters above sea level. d. M. and is about 25 kilometers (driving distance) in an easterly direction from Libourne . Saint-Emilion is about 18 kilometers to the southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 194 215 178 186 172 178 205 189

economy

Viticulture has been practiced in the municipality for centuries. The wines produced are now marketed through the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur (AOC) appellations. The rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ) and cultural and wine tourism also play an important role in the income of the municipality.

history

Little information is available about the origin of the place, according to which the place name goes back to the Franconian tribe, who left an army department here after the battle of Vouillé and the expulsion of the Visigoths to the Iberian Peninsula .

Attractions

  • The parish church of Saint-Martin is a single-nave building from the 17th century, but its facade is strangely designed entirely in the style of the Poitevine Romanesque (multi-storey structure, triumphal arch scheme in the portal zone, blind arcades and bell gables above). The church was recognized as a monument historique as early as 1908 .
  • The Château de Francs dates from the 18th century and is located on the outskirts. A representative inner courtyard extends in front of the two-storey - privately owned - building.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Volume 2. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 924-927.

Web links

Commons : Francs (Gironde)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Photos + information. Website of the Château de Francs
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Martin, Francs in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)