Frans, Ain

Frans
Frans
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Frans
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Trévoux
Intercommunality	Porte Ouest de la Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Martial Thévennet
Area1	7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,994
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01166 / 01480
Elevation	183–267 m (600–876 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Frans is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

The inhabitants of Frans are called Franvernois

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	214	—
1800	208	−2.8%
1806	281	+35.1%
1821	338	+20.3%
1831	312	−7.7%
1836	325	+4.2%
1841	339	+4.3%
1846	371	+9.4%
1851	379	+2.2%
1856	355	−6.3%
1861	380	+7.0%
1866	401	+5.5%
1872	400	−0.2%
1876	383	−4.2%
1881	373	−2.6%
1886	349	−6.4%
1891	351	+0.6%
1896	368	+4.8%
1901	372	+1.1%
1906	388	+4.3%
1911	360	−7.2%
1921	347	−3.6%
1926	384	+10.7%
1931	391	+1.8%
1936	404	+3.3%
1946	416	+3.0%
1954	455	+9.4%
1962	478	+5.1%
1968	528	+10.5%
1975	752	+42.4%
1982	1,000	+33.0%
1990	1,549	+54.9%
1999	1,848	+19.3%
2008	1,994	+7.9%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE