La Francheville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Charleville-Mézières-4 | |
| Community association | Ardenne metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 44 ' N , 4 ° 43' E | |
| height | 150-256 m | |
| surface | 6.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,685 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 248 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08000 | |
| INSEE code | 08180 | |
| Website | http://lafrancheville.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of La Francheville |
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La Francheville is a French commune with 1,685 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement Charleville-Mézières and the canton Charleville-Mézières-4 (until 2015: canton Mézières-Est ). The inhabitants are called Affranchi (e) s .
geography
La Francheville is about 16 kilometers west-northwest of Sedan on the River Vence . La Francheville is surrounded by the neighboring communities Charleville-Mézières in the north, Villers-Semeuse in the east and north-east, Les Ayvelles in the east and south-east, Saint-Marceau and Saint-Pierre-sur-Vence in the south, Champgineul-sur-Vence in the south-west, Évigny in the west and Prix-lès-Mézières in the north-west.
The A34 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,161 | 1,367 | 1,270 | 1,077 | 1,375 | 1,590 | 1,622 | 1,637 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Thomas church from the 18th / 19th centuries century
- historic powder factory from the 18th century, former Saint-Ponce chapel, closed in 1904
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