Francheville, Rhône
Encyclopedia
Francheville is a commune
in the Rhône department in eastern France
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Rhône department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Boundaries
- In the canton of Lyon:
- LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
- Lyon
- In the canton of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune:
- Tassin-la-Demi-LuneTassin-la-Demi-LuneTassin-la-Demi-Lune is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-Notable people:French footballer Jérémy Berthod and foil fencer Corinne Maîtrejean were both born there.-References:*...
- Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
- In the canton of Vaugneray:
- BrindasBrindasBrindas is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.Brindas is often regarded as the second home of Guignol, a French children's puppet show. Indeed the name of the village is often quoted in parts of Guignol with that of the town of Chaponost...
and CraponneCraponneCraponne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France....
- Brindas
- In the canton of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon:
- Sainte-Foy-lès-LyonSainte-Foy-lès-LyonSainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, being located to the west of the city. It is thus a component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon....
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
- In the canton of Saint-Genis-Laval:
- ChaponostChaponostChaponost is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is known for its Roman aqueducts.-Monuments:The Roman aqueduct of the Gier, estimated to be 75 km long, was built under Hadrian's reign during the second century CE to enable water supply of the Roman city of Lugdunum from the...
- Chaponost
Sites of interest
- Château de Francheville, the building has been inscrit Monument HistoriqueMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
. - Fort du BruissinFort du BruissinThe Fort du Bruissin is a fort in Francheville, France, near the city of Lyon. Built between 1878 and 1881, the fort is part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications built in the late 19th century. It has been rehabilitated as a contemporary artists' community...
, an old military fort