Fréthun
| Fréthun | ||
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  Fréthun | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fréthun | ||
| Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°ECoordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Fournier | |
| Area1 | 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,091 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62360 / 62185 | |
| Elevation |
0–60 m (0–197 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Fréthun (Francization of Free Town) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A village located 3 miles (5 km) 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.
Calais-Frethun is notoriously disliked among travellers due to its ambiguous name often giving rise to the false impression of being in Calais.
Population
The inhabitants are called Fréthunois.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 858 | 864 | 762 | 1094 | 1169 | 1091 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fréthun. |
- Fréthun on the Quid website (French)