Fressin
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Pigeon house at the home of Bernanos
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Fressin
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| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°03′20″E / 50.4472°N 2.0556°ECoordinates: 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 | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Duflos | |
| Area1 | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 552 | |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62359 /62140 | |
| Elevation | 43–144 m (141–472 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fressin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A farming village situated 14 miles (22.5 km) east of Montreuil, at the junction of the D155 and the D154 roads. Fressin nestles in the valley of the Planquette, one of several small rivers that flow through the region known as the 'Seven Valleys'. Mixed arable and dairy farming is the predominant occupation of the inhabitants.
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