Fruges

Fruges

French commune
name= Fruges
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Fruges
insee=62364
cp=62310
maire=Jean-Jacques Hilmoine
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
longitude=2.13444444444
latitude=50.5152777778
alt moy=107 m
alt mini=84 m
alt maxi=171 m
hectares=1,890
km²=18.9
sans=2,426
date-sans=1999
dens=128
date-dens=1999 Fruges is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Situated some 12 miles (19km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D928 road, set in a valley not far from the historic battlefield of Azincourt.

Features

Fruges is a typical small country town in the Pas-de-Calais with a weekly market, agricultural suppliers, a Champion and various smaller stores.

An annual "Fête des Géants" livens up August with parades of marching bands and "papier mache" giants.

Population

Places of interest

* Church of St. Bertulphe, dating from the 19th century.

Miscellaneous

Fruges is twinned with Olsberg, Germany, since 1965.

See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62364&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Fruges on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26858&req=Fruges Fruges on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 22nd 2008."


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