Francois | |
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Nickname: "Fransway" | |
Location of Francois in
Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°34′6″N 56°44′30″W / 47.56833°N 56.74167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 64 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 ( Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-2:30 ( Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | Ferry to Burgeo |
Francois ( /frænˈsweɪ/ fran-SWAY) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the southern coast of Newfoundland on François Bay at the end of a small fjord. There is a general store, a post office and a small museum, accessed by concrete pathways and boardwalks. Most residents pronounce the name "Fran-sway", [1] and its proper spelling is without the cedilla found in the French word françois.
Francois is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea. [2] [3] [4]
The community was first settled in the 1700s, and resisted the government resettlement programs of the mid 20th century, [5] though it reconsidered and rejected resettlement in 2013 and again in 2021. [6] [7]
François is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 3. [8] It is located on the southern coast of Newfoundland on François Bay at the end of a small fjord. The community is approximately 36 km east of the community of Grey River. [6]
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, François recorded a population of 64 living in 28 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -28.1% from its 2016 population of 89. [9] With a land area of 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.5/km2 (45.3/sq mi) in 2016. [10]
Francois is a local service district (LSD) [11] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [12] The chair of the LSD committee is Austin Fudge. [11]
There is no road to the village, which can only be accessed by boat and helicopter, and snowmobile in the winter. [13] [14] [5] Francois is serviced by an intra-provincial ferry in Burgeo. [15]
Francois | |
---|---|
Nickname: "Fransway" | |
Location of Francois in
Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°34′6″N 56°44′30″W / 47.56833°N 56.74167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 64 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 ( Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-2:30 ( Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | Ferry to Burgeo |
Francois ( /frænˈsweɪ/ fran-SWAY) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the southern coast of Newfoundland on François Bay at the end of a small fjord. There is a general store, a post office and a small museum, accessed by concrete pathways and boardwalks. Most residents pronounce the name "Fran-sway", [1] and its proper spelling is without the cedilla found in the French word françois.
Francois is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea. [2] [3] [4]
The community was first settled in the 1700s, and resisted the government resettlement programs of the mid 20th century, [5] though it reconsidered and rejected resettlement in 2013 and again in 2021. [6] [7]
François is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 3. [8] It is located on the southern coast of Newfoundland on François Bay at the end of a small fjord. The community is approximately 36 km east of the community of Grey River. [6]
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, François recorded a population of 64 living in 28 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -28.1% from its 2016 population of 89. [9] With a land area of 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.5/km2 (45.3/sq mi) in 2016. [10]
Francois is a local service district (LSD) [11] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [12] The chair of the LSD committee is Austin Fudge. [11]
There is no road to the village, which can only be accessed by boat and helicopter, and snowmobile in the winter. [13] [14] [5] Francois is serviced by an intra-provincial ferry in Burgeo. [15]