Frethun

Frethun
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Community association	Calaisis
Coordinates	50 ° 55 '  N , 1 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '  N , 1 ° 50'  E
height	0-60 m
surface	7.92 km 2
Residents	1,322 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	167 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62185
INSEE code	62360
Website	http://www.frethun.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Fréthun

Fréthun ( Flemish : Fraaithuin ) is a French municipality with 1322 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Calais , the canton of Calais-1 (until 2015: canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest ) and the communal association Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis . The inhabitants are called Fréthunois .

geography

Fréthun is about four kilometers southwest of Calais . Fréthun is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Coquelles in the north, Hames-Boucres in the south and east, Nielles-lès-Calais in the south, Bonningues-lès-Calais in the south-west and Peuplingues in the west and north-west.

The large shunting area for the entrance to the Eurotunnel with the Calais-Fréthun train station is located in the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	870	864	762	1,094	1,169	1,091	1,279	1,230
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• 19th century Saint-Michel church

Saint-Michel church

Web links

Commons : Fréthun  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969