Franceville
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 one of Gabon's four largest cities, with a population of over 110,000 people, and serves as an important transportation hub where the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road terminate. The city, which developed from a village called Masuku, is situated along the Mpassa River in Gabon's southeastern region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Franceville
- Region
- Haut-Ogooué
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 132,895
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
Article
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").