Fréthun
Fraaituin | |
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Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Heddebaux [1] |
Area 1 | 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,395 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
62360 /62185 |
Elevation | 0–60 m (0–197 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fréthun (French pronunciation: [fʁetœ̃]; West Flemish: Fraaituin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. [3]
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.
The inhabitants are called Fréthunois.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 864 | — |
1975 | 762 | −1.78% |
1982 | 1,094 | +5.30% |
1990 | 1,169 | +0.83% |
1999 | 1,091 | −0.76% |
2007 | 1,240 | +1.61% |
2012 | 1,166 | −1.22% |
2017 | 1,322 | +2.54% |
Source: INSEE [4] |