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Villefranche-sur-Saône

commune in Rhône, France
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Summary

Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune of France[1]. Villefranche-sur-Saône ranks in the top 0.85% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,412 views/month, #263 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône[3], Rhône[4], departmental district of the Rhône[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Saône[7]
  • Head of government: Thomas Ravier[8]
  • Shares border with: Beauregard[9], Jassans-Riottier[10], Anse[11], Arnas[12], Gleizé[13], Limas[14]
  • Named after: Saône[15]
  • Twinned administrative body: Bühl[16], Călărași[17], Kandi[18], Schkeuditz[19], Cantù[20], Vilafranca del Penedès[21], Sétif[22]
  • Postal code: 69400[23]
  • Commons category: Villefranche-sur-Saône[24]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[25], UTC+02:00[26]
  • Archives at: archives municipales de Villefranche-sur-Saône[27]
  • Official website: http://www.villefranche.net[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Villefranche-sur-Saône[29]
  • Email address: mailto:contact@villefranche.net[30]
  • Population: 36,531[31], 36,671[32], 37,783[33], 36,857[34], 36,288[35], 36,291[36], 36,009[37], 35,913[38], 36,224[39], 36,172[40]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Villefranche-sur-Saône[41]
  • Phone number: +33-4-74-62-60-00[42]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[44]
  • Replaces: Béligny[45], Ouilly[46]
  • Capital of: arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône[47], canton of Villefranche-sur-Saône[48]
  • Official name: Villefranche-sur-Saône[49]
  • List of monuments: Liste des monuments historiques de Villefranche-sur-Saône[50]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Villefranche-sur-Saône[51]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Villefranche-sur-Saône[52]
  • Female population: 19,136[53]

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Physical Characteristics

Villefranche-sur-Saône covers an area of 9.48 km²[54]. Elevations include 191 m[55], 167 m[56], 220 m[57], and 182 m[58].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Villefranche-sur-Saône include Villefranche – Tarare Airport[59], an aerodrome[60], in France[61].

Why It Matters

Villefranche-sur-Saône has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Villefranche-sur-Saône is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for Villefranche-sur-Saône include Villefranche – Tarare Airport[59], an aerodrome[60], in France[61].

Related Entities

Beauregard Călărași Cantù Constantin Brâncuși Cyril Gavoille Fabien Chéreau France Jassans-Riottier Saône Sétif

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  52. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [56] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  55. [58] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [54] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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