Frenchville, Queensland
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Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton
in Queensland
, Australia
. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range
about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River
, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet
, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which runs through the area was also named for Thozet. At the 2006 census
, Frenchville had a population of 8,927.
The area was completely rural in character until the late 1960s, with small holdings and dairy farms predominating. A State primary school was established in 1900. In the late 1960s suburban development rapidly took place and the small school rapidly grew to an enrolment of well over 1,000 in the late 1970s.
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range
Berserker Range
The Berserker Range is a mountainous region located on the eastern and northeastern boundary of the city of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia. Within it lies Mount Archer National Park. It has been designated the Berserker Range Environmental Protection Area by the Rockhampton Regional...
about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River (Queensland)
The Fitzroy River lies in Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 142,665 square kilometres, making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia. The river is formed by the joining of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers at Duaringa. The catchment stretches...
, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet
Anthelme Thozet
Anthelme Thozet was a French-Australian botanist and ethnographer.His naturalisation in Rockhampton, Queensland 9 January 1862, states that he was born at Belley east of Lyon in France about 1827, and his obituary depicts him as a political refugee following the 1848-51 revolt in France...
, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which runs through the area was also named for Thozet. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Frenchville had a population of 8,927.
The area was completely rural in character until the late 1960s, with small holdings and dairy farms predominating. A State primary school was established in 1900. In the late 1960s suburban development rapidly took place and the small school rapidly grew to an enrolment of well over 1,000 in the late 1970s.