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commune in Ain, France

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Frans is a commune in France, situated within the Ain department and the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Ars-sur-Formans, Beauregard, Chaleins, and Fareins. The municipality has an area of 7.98 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 267 meters.

The population of Frans is 2,582, comprising 1,162 males and 1,189 females. The postal code for the commune is 01480, and it is associated with the canton of Trévoux. The official name is Frans, and the local government can be reached via the official website or the provided contact numbers.

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Place details

Locality
Frans
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
2,023
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
8.2 µg/m³
PM10
12.7 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Frans
Country
France
Population
2582
Area
7.98
Elevation
254
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Sainte-Euphémie
Official website
www.frans.fr
Image
Frans - Mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Frans (Ain)
postal code
01480
associated electoral district
canton of Trévoux
male population
1162
female population
1189
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-74-60-95-81
fax number
+33-4-74-09-82-41
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Encyclopedic overview

Frans ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃]), known colloquially as Frans-les-Vernes, is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Géography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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