| Francheville | |
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| Census division | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°25′W / 46.500°N 72.417°WCoordinates: 46°30′N 72°25′W / 46.500°N 72.417°W | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Mauricie |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,160.94 km2 (448.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 149,203 |
| • Density | 128.5/km2 (333/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
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| • Dwellings | 73,921 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Francheville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃvil]) is a census division (CD) of Quebec, with geographical code 37. It consists of Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality and the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Trois-Rivières (which is a city and also a census subdivision).
It is named after the former Francheville Regional County Municipality, which was abolished in 2002 when its constituent municipalities were reorganized into their current structure.
The division had a population of 143,267 in the Canada 2006 Census. The 2006 version of Francheville census division differed from the 2001 version in that on January 1, 2002, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès moved from the defunct Francheville Regional County Municipality to Maskinongé Regional County Municipality (thus leaving the census division) and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel moved from the defunct Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality to Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality (thus joining the census division).