Fressain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fressain

(2020–2026) Eric Silvain^[1]Area

6.39 km² (2.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

893 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59254 /59234

Elevation40–81 m (131–266 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fressain (French pronunciation: [fʁɛsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Fressain are blazoned :

Gules, 10 lozenges conjoined argent 3,3,3 and 1. (Fressain, Hergnies, Lallaing and Marpent use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file