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Franex

village and former municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_switzerland Q1238922
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Franex

Summary

Franex is a former municipality of Switzerland[1]. Franex has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Franex is located in Estavayer[3].
  • Franex is located in Canton of Fribourg[4].
  • Franex is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Franex's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Franex's Commons category is recorded as Franex[7].
  • Franex's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[8].
  • Franex's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[9].
  • Franex's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.800004, 'lon': 6.816666}[10].
  • Franex's replaced by is recorded as Murist[11].
  • Franex sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+582'}[12].

Body

Geography

Franex is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Located in include Estavayer[3], a Municipality of Switzerland[13], in Switzerland[14] and Canton of Fribourg[4], a canton of Switzerland[15], in Switzerland[16], founded in 1481[17].

Physical Characteristics

Franex sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+582'}[12].

Designation and Status

Franex's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[6].

Why It Matters

Franex has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 46.800004, 'lon': 6.816666}
    Replaced by → Murist
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Estavayer, Canton of Fribourg
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43521|batch #43521]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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