Fretin

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
Commune
The church in Fretin
Coat of arms
Location of Fretin
Fretin Show map of France Fretin Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E
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 Marseguerra[1]
Area 1	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,221
• Density	240/km2 (630/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 junction

Fretin triangle flying 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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.

Heraldry

Arms of Fretin

The arms of Fretin are blazoned : Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department