Fressain
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Aniche | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 40-81 m | |
| surface | 6.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 877 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 137 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59234 | |
| INSEE code | 59254 | |
 Fressain Town Hall |
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Fressain is a French municipality with 877 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Aniche (until 2015: Canton Arleux ). The inhabitants are called Féchinois .
geography
Fressain is about ten kilometers southeast of Douai . Fressain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villiers-au-Tertre in the north and north-west, Monchecourt in the north and north-east, Marcq-en-Ostrevent in the east, Féchain in the south and south-east, Aubigny-au-Bac in the south and south-west and Bugnicourt in the west.
history
The place is first mentioned in 1096 as "Fressing".
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 854 | 828 | 808 | 844 | 933 | 925 | 886 | 876 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Fressain
- Saint-Georges church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 70-71.
Web links
Commons : Fressain - collection of images, videos and audio files
