La Francheville

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La Francheville

Total population

1,657

Elevation11 m

Land area6.79 km²

Coordinates49.73°, 4.72°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Francheville is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It lies on the river Vence.

Geography

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

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

Félix Savart

French physicist (1791–1841)

Daniel Labille

French Roman Catholic prelate (1932–2022)

Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette

French mathematician

Apollonie Sabatier

French model (1822–1890)

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Jean-Jacques Herbulot

Olympic sailor and sailboat designer (1909–1997)

Adrien de Wignacourt

French officer and politician (1845-1915)

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Alexandre Teulet

French archivist (1807-1866)

Aristide Croisy

French sculptor (1840-1899)

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Bernard Launois

French film director and actor

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François Charles Octave Martenot de Cordoue

French soldier (1813-1868)

François Hussenot

French aerospace engineer (1912-1951)

Gabriel Delattre

French politician

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Jacques Augustin Déliars

French politician

Jean Jamin

French anthropologist (1945–2022)

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Jules Evain

French politician (1818–1876)

Jules Raulin

French chemist (1836-1896)

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

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Monthermé
  11 mi away · pop. 2,170
• Naux
  12 mi away
• Les Hautes-Rivières
  12.3 mi away · pop. 1,318
• Rocroi
  16.3 mi away · pop. 2,259
• Vouziers
  22.7 mi away · pop. 4,016
• Vireux-Wallerand
  24.8 mi away · pop. 1,894
• Taizy
  24.8 mi away · pop. 103
• Saint-Fergeux
  25.1 mi away · pop. 215
• Witry-lès-Reims
  40.4 mi away · pop. 4,940
• Suippes
  42 mi away · pop. 3,890
• Bétheny
  42.6 mi away · pop. 7,086
• Mourmelon-le-Grand
  43.6 mi away · pop. 5,074

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

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