Fressies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Cambrai | |
| Community association | Cambrai | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 32-77 m | |
| surface | 4.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 572 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59255 | |
| INSEE code | 59255 | |
Fressies is a municipality with 572 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the French department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Cambrai (until 2015 canton Cambrai-Ouest ) in the Arrondissement of Cambrai .
geography
Fressies borders in the northwest on Aubigny-au-Bac , in the northeast with Féchain , in the east with Hem-Lenglet , in the southeast with Abancourt , in the southwest with Épinoy and in the west with Aubencheul-au-Bac . In the north, the Canal de la Sensée touches the municipality mark . The natural course of the Sensée to the north also leads over Fressies and flows through a small lake called Marais du Bac.
history
The village already existed in the 12th century. Earlier place names were "Freseis" and "Fressies" or "Frissies".
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 393 | 356 | 363 | 371 | 480 | 509 | 539 | 572 |
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 396-397.
