Franceville

Franceville
Masuku
Franceville
Location in Gabon
Franceville
Franceville (Africa)
Coordinates: 1°38′00″S 13°35′30″E / 1.63333°S 13.59167°E / -1.63333; 13.59167
Country Gabon
ProvinceHaut-Ogooué Province
DepartmentMpassa Department
Government
  MayorJean Pierre Doumbeneny
Elevation
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
  Total
110,568

Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku.