Franois
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 248-312 m | |
| surface | 7.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,340 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 321 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25770 | |
| INSEE code | 25258 | |
| Website | www.franois.fr | |
Franois is a French commune with 2,340 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Franois is located at 294 m , about eight kilometers west of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon (in the north) on a hill north of the Bois de Franois.
The area of the 7.29 km² municipal area includes a section north of the Doubstal. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau, which extends between Doubs and Ognon and averages 275 m. A ridge begins near the village and stretches for several kilometers to the northeast. Here, at 312 m, the highest point in Franois is reached. The northern part of the community consists mainly of arable and meadow land. To the south, the municipal area extends into the extensive wooded area of the Bois de Franois . The southern border mostly runs along the main road N73, which leads from Besançon to Dole , the western border along the D67 motorway slip road.
The district of La Félie ( 270 m ) on the southern outskirts belongs to Franois . The neighboring municipalities of Franois are:
- Serre-les-Sapins in the north,
- Besançon to the east, Avanne-Aveney ,
- Grandfontaine in the south,
- Chemaudin et Vaux with Chemaudin and Vaux-les-Prés to the west.
history
Various finds, including a valuable silver coin, indicate that the municipality of Franois was already visited in the Gallo-Roman times and was probably also inhabited. The place name is derived from the Latin word fraxinus (ash).
Attractions
The Notre-Dame de la Nativité church was built as a hall church from 1827 to 1829 and the choir was enlarged in 1856. The so-called Château was built in 1774 by the Chapter Saint-Vincent in Besançon as a residence for the canons. The lavoir (wash house) dates from 1830 and was renovated in 1998.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 656 |
| 1968 | 888 |
| 1975 | 1242 |
| 1982 | 1293 |
| 1990 | 1558 |
| 1999 | 1779 |
| 2005 | 1923 |
| 2016 | 2316 |
With 2340 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Franois is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 410 and 530 people, a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has more than tripled. Franois is now one of the agglomeration communities of Besançon.
Economy and Infrastructure
The village, which was dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry until well into the 20th century, has developed into an industrial and commercial location since the mid-1970s thanks to the good traffic situation. To date, around 60 companies have settled in the industrial and commercial zones along the main roads, offering around 650 jobs. The important industries include micromechanics, the décolletage and watch industry, tool manufacture (metal construction), the construction and transport industry, a brick factory and wood processing. There are also numerous retail establishments and larger shopping centers. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the other municipalities of the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main D67 road from Besançon to Gray . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around three kilometers away. Other road links exist with Pouilley-les-Vignes and Avanne-Aveney. Franois owns a train station on the Dole – Besançon – Belfort railway line . The route to Bourg-en-Bresse branches off in the Bois de Franois .
