Fressin
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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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.
Fressin | |
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Pigeon house at the home of Bernanos | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fressin | |
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| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°03′20″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 (2023)[2] | 579 |
| • Density | 33.7/km2 (87.3/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. | |
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.
