Villefranche

English

Etymology

From French Villefranche (literally “Freetown”), from ville (“town, city”) + franche, feminine singular of franc (“free”).

Proper noun

Villefranche

1. Several settlements in France.
2. A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy.
3. A surname from French:
   1. Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French editor, writer, and publicist working for Roman Catholic causes

Related terms

• Francheville
• Vilafranca
• Villafranca
• Villefranche-sur-Saône

 

Translations

frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy

French surname

• French: Villefranche (fr) m or f by sense

Further reading

• Villefranche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia