Fretin
Appearance
Fretin | |
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The church in Fretin | |
Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie-Jeanne Marseguerra[1] |
Area 1 | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,227 |
• Density | 250/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59256 /59273 |
Elevation | 25–54 m (82–177 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fretin (French pronunciation: [fʁətɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is in the south of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Fretin junction
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It contains the Fretin triangle, a high speed flying junction joining the HSL 1 railway line from Brussels to the LGV Nord from Paris to the Channel Tunnel.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,634 | — |
1975 | 2,645 | +0.06% |
1982 | 2,565 | −0.44% |
1990 | 2,873 | +1.43% |
1999 | 2,997 | +0.47% |
2007 | 3,258 | +1.05% |
2012 | 3,340 | +0.50% |
2017 | 3,380 | +0.24% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Notable people
[edit]- Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.
Heraldry
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The arms of Fretin are blazoned : Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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