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Fruges
Frusje | |
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The town hall of Fruges | |
Coordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.5153°N 2.1344°ECoordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.5153°N 2.1344°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) | Edmond Zaborowski[1] |
Area 1 | 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62364 /62310 |
Elevation | 84–171 m (276–561 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fruges (French pronunciation: [fʁyʒ]; West Flemish: Frusje) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography
Situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D928 road, set in a valley not far from the historic battlefield of Azincourt.[citation needed]
Features
Fruges is a typical small country town in the Pas-de-Calais with a weekly market, agricultural suppliers, a Carrefour and various smaller stores.
An annual Fête des Géants livens up August with parades of marching bands and papier mache giants.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,460 | — |
1975 | 2,534 | +0.42% |
1982 | 2,465 | −0.39% |
1990 | 2,499 | +0.17% |
1999 | 2,426 | −0.33% |
2007 | 2,533 | +0.54% |
2012 | 2,460 | −0.58% |
2017 | 2,371 | −0.73% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
- Church of St. Bertulphe, dating from the nineteenth century.
Twin towns
Fruges is twinned with Olsberg, Germany, since 1965.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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