Francheville

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Francheville

Total population

15,204

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation246 m

WeatherAvg high 63.9°F

Coordinates45.74°, 4.76°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Francheville est une commune française de la métropole de Lyon en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Georges Charpy

French scientist (1865-1945)

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Lionel Bah

Ivorian footballer

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

Marc Riboud

French photographer (1923–2016)

Charles Le Gendre

United States general (1830–1899)

Patrice Garande

French footballer

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Maurice Thuilière

French writer, poet and journalist

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Claire Febvay

French diver

Clément Turpin

French football referee

Louis Charles Émile Lortet

French naturalist (1836-1909)

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Georges Martin

French physicist

Patrick de Gayardon

French skydiver and skysurfer (1960-1998)

Christophe Oriol

French bicycle racer

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Éric Dall'Armelina

French bicycle racer

Eugène Balme

sport shooter (1874-1914)

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Alexandra Muci

French association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Vaugneray
  5.1 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Messimy
  5.1 mi away · pop. 3,543
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,900
• Limonest
  6.9 mi away · pop. 3,838
• Montagny
  7.5 mi away · pop. 3,200
• Ternay
  9.2 mi away · pop. 5,503
• Communay
  9.7 mi away · pop. 4,508
• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
  10.3 mi away · pop. 2,978
• Neuville-sur-Saône
  10.4 mi away · pop. 7,721
• Miribel
  10.9 mi away · pop. 10,225
• Chasse-sur-Rhône
  11.1 mi away · pop. 6,372
• Saint-Martin-en-Haut
  11.2 mi away · pop. 3,891

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Francheville, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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