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Franchere, Alberta
Franchere
is an
unincorporated community
in
central Alberta
in the
Municipal District of Bonnyville
No.
87
, located
east
of
Highway 28A
, east of
Cold Lake
.
The
hamlet
shares
its name with
nearby
Franchere
Bay
, the
northwest arm
of nearby
Moose Lake
. Both are named for
Gabriel Franchère
, who visited the
area
in
1814
on his
journey
from
Fort Astoria
to
Montreal
.