Frettemeule
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Gamaches | |
| Community association | Aumale Blangy-sur-Bresle | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 61-127 m | |
| surface | 7.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 324 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80220 | |
| INSEE code | 80362 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Frettemeule ( Picard : Frécmole ) is a northern French municipality with 324 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Abbeville and is part of the canton of Gamaches .
geography
The eponymous capital of the municipality in Vimeu , through which the railway line from Longpré-les-Corps-Saints to Gamaches, which was closed in 1993 , ran, is located on the Vimeuse around eight kilometers northeast of Gamaches between Maisnières and Vismes , while the district of Maigneville (with the Mairie ) is located in the south with the hamlet Infray, where extensive wind farms extend into the neighboring communities of Maisnières and Tilloy-Floriville .
history
Frettemeule was first mentioned in 696. The place name is likely to be derived from the Latin term Fracta mola. Maigneville is traced back to the Latin Magna villa.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 368 | 344 | 321 | 318 | 312 | 238 | 258 | 296 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Jean-Claude Brailly since 2012.
Attractions
- isolated church Saint-Martin, a brick building in the shape of a Latin cross from 1870, with a baptismal font made of tufa, probably from the 14th century
- Tufa cross
- Le Geai Chapel in Infray
- War memorial
- Former watermill on the Vimeuse
