Fruges
Fruges
Frusje | |
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 The town hall of Fruges | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fruges  | |
  Fruges  Fruges | |
| Coordinates:50°30′55″N2°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) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,329 |
| • Density | 120/km2(320/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) |
| 1French 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;Picard:Fruches) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast ofMontreuil-sur-Meron the D928 road, set in a valley not far from the historic battlefield ofAzincourt.[citation needed]
Features
[edit]Fruges is a typical small country town in thePas-de-Calaiswith a weekly market, agricultural suppliers, aCarrefourand various smaller stores.
An annualFête des Géantslivens up August with parades of marching bands andpapier machegiants.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- Church of St. Bertulphe, dating from the nineteenth century.
Twin towns
[edit]Fruges is twinned withOlsberg,Germany, since 1965.
Transport
[edit]TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calaisopened a railway station at Fruges in 1881.[5]From 1891, the station was also served by theChemins de fer d'Aire à Fruges et de Rimeux-Gournay à Berck.[6]The railways were closed in 1955.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 31.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 83.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,pp. 281–82.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008).Tortillards of Artois.Usk: The Oakwood Press.ISBN978-0-85361-679-5.
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