Francheleins

Francheleins
Commune
Town hall
Location of Francheleins
Francheleins
Francheleins
Coordinates: 46°04′28″N 4°48′33″E / 46.0744°N 4.8092°E / 46.0744; 4.8092
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonVillars-les-Dombes
IntercommunalityVal de Saône Centre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Lux
Area
1
13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,593
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01165 /01090
Elevation209–269 m (686–883 ft)
(avg. 213 m or 699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Francheleins (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃlɛ̃], before 1998: Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.