Fretin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°ECoordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Pont-à-Marcq | |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Béatrice Mullier | |
| Area1 | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,997 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59256 /59273 | |
| Elevation | 25–54 m (82–177 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 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.
Fretin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
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.
Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)
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