Franois

François is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Franois is located on 294 m, about 8 km west of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon (north) on a hill north of the Bois de Franois.

The area of 7:29 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the north Doubstals. The main part of the territory occupied by the plateau which extends between Doubs and Ognon and is on average 275 m. At the village of a mountain ridge that stretches for several kilometers to the northeast begins. Here is 312 m reaches the highest point of Franois. The northern part of the municipality is consisted mainly of arable and meadow land. To the south, the municipality's area extends into the vast forest area of the Bois de Franois. The southern boundary runs mostly along the main road N73, which runs from Besancon to Dole, the western along the feeder road D67.

To Franois the district of La Félie (270 m) is on the southern outskirts. Neighboring communities of Franois are Serre -les- Sapins in the north, Besancon in the East, Avanne - Aveney and Grand Fontaine in the south and Chemaudin and Vaux- les- Prés in the West.

History

Various finds, including a valuable silver coin, point out that had already committed the municipality of Franois in Gallo-Roman times and probably settled. The place name is derived from the Latin word Fraxinus (ash).

Attractions

The church of Notre -Dame de la Nativity was built as a hall church from 1827 to 1829 and the chancel in 1856 increased. The so-called Château was built as a residence for the canons in 1774, the chapter of Saint- Vincent in Besançon. From 1830 comes the Lavoir ( wash-house ), which was renovated in 1998.

Population

With 1937 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Franois one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 410-530 people, a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has more than tripled. Meanwhile, Franois is one of the urban districts of Besançon.

Economy and infrastructure

The well into the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry character, the village has developed since the mid-1970s due to its good location at an industrial and commercial area. In the industrial and commercial zones along the main roads, around 60 companies have settled to this day, which offer about 650 jobs. Among the important sectors include the micro- mechanics, Decolletage and watch industry, the manufacture of tools (metal ), the construction and transport business, a brick factory and wood processing. There are also many establishments in the retail as well as larger shopping centers. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore also commuters who do their work in the other municipalities of the agglomeration Besançon.

The village has good transport developed. It is located near the main road D67, which runs from Besancon to Gray. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 3 km. Further road links exist with Pouilley -les -Vignes and Avanne - Aveney. Franois has a station on the railway line Dole - Besançon - Belfort. In the Bois de Franois the route branches off to Bourg -en- Bresse.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

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