Fretin
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms
Location of Fretin
(2023–2026) Marie-Jeanne Marseguerra[1]
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(2021)[2]
59256 /59273
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
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
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
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
- Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.
Heraldry
The arms of Fretin are blazoned : Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "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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