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Welcome to Franchere ...

Franchere is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Franchere lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel east from Franchere (for example, toward Pierceland (SK)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Franchere: 780, 368, 587 & 825<2>

Communities near Franchere ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franchere.

  • Bonnyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Glendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Horseshoe Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallaig
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallaig
  • Pelican Narrows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bonnyville Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoselaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoselaw
  • Therien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Therien
  • Iron River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franchere ...

Looking for more information about Franchere? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Franchere, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Franchere.

Adding Franchere to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Franchere was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franchere.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franchere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 780 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Franchere area will be assigned with one of these codes: 780, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Franchere area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.