Fréthun

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Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175, 1.82583333333

Commune of Fréthun
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Mayor	Catherine Fournier (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–60 m (avg. 11 m)
Land area¹	7,92 km²
Population² (1999)	1091
- Density	137/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62360/ 62185
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fréthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village located 3 miles (5km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D246 roads. It is home to the Calais-Fréthun railway station and the Eurotunnel terminal, linking France with England.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
858	864	762	1094	1169	1091
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Michel, dating from the 19th century.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Fréthun on the Insee website (French)
• Fréthun on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 28th 2008.