Francin

Francin
Fransin (Savoyard)
Part of Porte-de-Savoie
General sight of the village from Montmélian
General sight of the village from Montmélian
Location of Francin
Francin is located in France
Francin
Francin
Location within France
Francin is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Francin
Francin
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°30′03″N 6°02′07″E / 45.5008°N 6.0353°E / 45.5008; 6.0353
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonMontmélian
CommunePorte-de-Savoie
Area
1
6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Highest elevation
1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Lowest elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Population
 (2022)
1,153
 • Density166/km2 (431/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
73800
Dialling codes0479
Websitewww.commune-francin.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Francin (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sɛ̃]; Savoyard: Fransin) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Porte-de-Savoie.

The Château de Carron is found here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ↑ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2018 (in French)