Fretin
Commune
The church in Fretin
The church in Fretin
Coat of arms of Fretin
Coat of arms
Location of Fretin
Map
Fretin is located in France
Fretin
Fretin
Fretin is located in Hauts-de-France
Fretin
Fretin
Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°E / 50.5581; 3.135
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Marie-Jeanne Marseguerra[1]
Area
1
13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,245
 • Density250/km2 (640/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

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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