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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Fretin
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Pont-à-Marcq |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Mayor | Béatrice Mullier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 26–54 m (85–177 ft) (avg. 34 m/112 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,997 (1999) |
| - Density | 228 /km2 (590 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59256/ 59273 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Fretin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
It contains the Fretin triangle, a high speed flying junction joining the HSL 1 railway line from Brussels to the LGV Nord from Paris to the Channel Tunnel.
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