Fretin

Fretin (French pronunciation: [fʁətɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the south of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Fretin
The church in Fretin
Location of Fretin
Fretin
Fretin
Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Béatrice Mullier[1]
Area
1
13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
3,334
  Density250/km2 (660/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 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.

Notable people

Heraldry

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". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.


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