Fressin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Community association | Haut Pays du Montreuillois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 27 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 43-144 m | |
| surface | 17.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 575 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62140 | |
| INSEE code | 62359 | |
Fressin is a French municipality with 575 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montreuil and the canton of Fruges .
Neighboring municipalities of Fressin are Sains-lès-Fressin in the north, Planques in the north-east, Azincourt and Auchy-lès-Hesdin in the east, Wamin in the south-east, Wambercourt in the south-west, Lebiez in the west and Royon in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 553 | 536 | 525 | 585 | 577 | 565 | 542 |
Attractions
- Church ( Monument historique 1906)
- Fressin castle ruins (15th century, Monument historique 1996)
Fressin castle ruins
Dovecote in Bernanos' house
Personalities
- Georges Bernanos lived in Fressin until 1924
Web links
Commons : Fressin - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Fressin at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)