Fretin | |
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 The church in Fretin | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fretin | |
Fretin Fretin | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°E / 50.5581; 3.135 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie-Jeanne Marseguerra1 |
Area 1 | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 3,214 |
| • Density | 244.0/km2 (632.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59256 /59273 |
| Elevation | 25–54 m (82–177 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fretin (French pronunciation: [fʁətɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.3 It is in the south of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Fretin junction
It contains the Fretin triangle, a high speed flying junction joining the HSL 1 railway line from Brussels to the LGV Nord from Paris to the Channel Tunnel.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,634 | — |
| 1975 | 2,645 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 2,565 | −0.44% |
| 1990 | 2,873 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 2,997 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 3,258 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 3,340 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 3,380 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 3,214 | −0.84% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Notable people
- Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.
Heraldry
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The arms of Fretin are blazoned : Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE