Fressin
Fressin | |
|---|---|
 Pigeon house at the home of Bernanos | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fressin | |
  Fressin  Fressin | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°03′20″E / 50.4472°N 2.0556°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Vergeot[1] |
Area 1 | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 580 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62359 /62140 |
| Elevation | 43–144 m (141–472 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fressin (French pronunciation: [fʁɛsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 14 miles (23 km) east of Montreuil in the valley of the Planquette.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 536 | — |
| 1975 | 525 | −0.30% |
| 1982 | 585 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 577 | −0.17% |
| 1999 | 563 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 544 | −0.43% |
| 2012 | 536 | −0.30% |
| 2017 | 575 | +1.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Georges Bernanos, poet and writer, spent his youth here until 1924.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fressin.
- Site of the Association du Château de Fressin (in French)
- Fressin le Pays des 7 Vallées et son Foyer Rural (in French)