Fresnes-sur-Escaut

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fresnes-sur-Escaut

(2020–2026) Valérie Fornies^[1]Area

11.77 km² (4.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,486 • Density640/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59253 /59970

Elevation15–27 m (49–89 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresnes-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ ɛsko], literally Fresnes on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,069	—
1975	8,373	−1.13%
1982	8,218	−0.27%
1990	8,107	−0.17%
1999	7,607	−0.70%
2007	7,678	+0.12%
2012	7,639	−0.10%
2017	7,565	−0.19%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Fresnes-sur-Escaut are blazoned :

Gules, a chief Or. (La Neuville, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Ostricourt, Phalempin and Sainghin-en-Weppes use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE