- 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 thePas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .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] frNotes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 22nd 2008."
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