Frenchtown, El Dorado County, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{for|the settlement in Yuba County|Frenchtown, Yuba County, California}}

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|population_as_of = 2010

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Frenchtown (formerly, French Creek) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on French Creek {{convert|2|mi|km}} south-southeast of Shingle Springs,{{California's Geographic Names|488-489}} at an elevation of 1165 feet (355 m).

The place was originally a mining camp set up by French Canadian and French miners.