Fretin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Fretin
Coat of arms
Location of Fretin
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(2023–2026) Marie-Jeanne Marseguerra[1]Area
1
13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
3,227 • Density250/km2 (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59256 /59273
Elevation25–54 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

Fretin triangle flying junction

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

  • Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.

Heraldry

Arms of Fretin
Arms of Fretin
 The arms of Fretin are blazoned :

Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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