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Franceville
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Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku.
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Franceville is a city in Gabon, situated within the Mpassa Department. It serves as the capital of the Haut-Ogooué Province and is located next to the Ogooué River. The city has a population of 110568 and is twinned with Vire.
The settlement lies at an elevation of 418 meters and operates in the Africa/Libreville timezone. A specific residential area within the city is identified as Wendze.
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Place details
- Locality
- Franceville
- Region
- Haut-Ogooué
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 132,895
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Franceville
- Settlement.native_name
- Masuku
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Franceville.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Franceville, Gabon.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Gabon#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gabon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haut-Ogooué Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mpassa Department
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jean Pierre Doumbeneny
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 110568
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Gabon
- Located in
- Mpassa Department
- Population
- 110568
- Body of water
- Ogooué River
- Capital of
- Haut-Ogooué Province
- Image
- Franceville.jpg
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- Commons category
- Franceville
- category for people born here
- Q20023489
- different from
- Francheville
- native label
- Franceville
- twinned administrative body
- Vire
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Eat
In the downtown area the Bord de Mer restaurant serves good food quickly at a reasonable price. The three course menu of the day costs 7000 CFA, while an entree will cost 5000 CFA.
The outdoor poolside restaurant at the Hotel Poubara is a very nice setting, though the food is expensive. A French style breakfast of croissants, coffee and fruit salad costs 4500 CFA. Lunch is sandwiches or salad, costing from 4500-6500 CFA. The three course menu of the day, available after 7PM, costs 8000-8500 CFA. On Sundays from 1PM to 3PM a buffet is served for 12500 CFA. It has a large selection of salads, exotic meat dishes (such as gazelle and wild boar), a BBQ with brochettes and sausages, and a selection of desserts.
Hotel Joumas.
Hotel la Savane.
Hotel Heliconia.
Restaurant univeristaire.
Drink
The nightclubs will not be busy Friday and Saturday night until midnight, but will stay open until the early morning. Drinks are very expensive at both these clubs.
The bar and nightclub Cristal is one of the best nightclubs in town. If you sit outside on the patio drinks are much more affordable. The bar and nightclub at the Hotel Poubara has more foreigners but isn't as busy.
Le Mbayiste Bar.
Le Gourmet Restaurant Bar (formerly Ancien Piroguier).
Sleep
Oliannes.
Hotel Batiga.
Motel Imagine.
Motel chez Papa Clement.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Population
- Climate
- Education
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku.
== Overview == Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose the village of Masuku to resettle former slaves and renamed it Francheville (meaning "city of the freed") in 1880. This name later was modified to Franceville, after the country’s former ruler (meaning "city of France").
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franceville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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