Sankt Franz was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Sankt Franz.
The place is now called Saint-François-Lacroix and belongs to France.
| Historical place name | Country | Administration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankt Franz | German Empire | Bolchen | before the Versailles Treaty |
| Saint-François | France | Moselle | after the Versailles Treaty |
| Sankt Franzen | German Empire | Sankt Avold | 1940 |
| Sankt Franz | German Empire | Diedenhofen | 1940 |
| Saint-François-Lacroix | France | Moselle | 1945 |
| Saint-François-Lacroix | France | Moselle | 1993 |