''Francoeur'' was a

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television series, first aired by

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in 2003. It was the first

Franco-Ontarian Franco-Ontarians ( or if female, sometimes known as ''Ontarois'' and ''Ontaroises'') are Francophone Canadians that reside in the province of Ontario. Most are French Canadians from Ontario. In 2021, according to the Government of Ontario, ther ...

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. The series has produced 44 episodes to date. The series revolves around the Francoeurs, a Franco-Ontarian family in

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running a family

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. Written by Guy Boutin and directed by Derek Diorio, it was created and produced by Robert Charbonneau (who would later create TFO's first sitcom, ''

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''). The series has also aired on Télévision de Radio-Canada across the country.

Cast

Marc Bélanger Marc Bélanger may refer to: *Mark Belanger Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 1998), nicknamed "the Blade", was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from ...

as Luc Francoeur *

Guy Mignault Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unin ...

as Bernard Francoeur * Annie Lefebvre as Josée Francoeur * Louise Nolan as Monique Francoeur * Olivier L'Écuyer as Paul-André Francoeur * Lina Blais as Sophie Pouliot *

Yan England Yan England-Girard (born 9 December 1981) is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow ...

as Joey Nadeau * Jimmy Changue as Bernard Nadeau *

Kim Bubbs Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynasti ...

as Gabrielle Létourneau * Roch Castonguay as Henri Létourneau * Renaud Lacelle-Bourdon as Pascal Létourneau * Karen Racicot as Bérengère Laliberté * Eugénie Gaillard as Chloé Marchand *

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as Laurent Dorval *

Vincent Poirier Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition. Professi ...

as Guillaume Bérubé * Colombe Demers as Karine Lorrain * Raymond Accolas as Gilles Péloquin * Maxime Cournoyer as Richard Lalonde

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