Franchesse

Franchesse
The church in Franchesse
Franchesse
Location within Auvergne region  Franchesse
Coordinates: 46°38′15″N 3°02′15″E / 46.6375°N 3.0375°ECoordinates: 46°38′15″N 3°02′15″E / 46.6375°N 3.0375°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Bourbon-l'Archambault
Intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Vernis[1]
Area^1	40.24 km^2 (15.54 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	456
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03117 / 03160
Elevation	204–322 m (669–1,056 ft) (avg. 319 m or 1,047 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Franchesse is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	624	—
1968	675	+8.2%
1975	552	−18.2%
1982	539	−2.4%
1990	532	−1.3%
1999	451	−15.2%
2008	453	+0.4%
2012	456	+0.7%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.