Fréthun

Fréthun

Fraaituin
Fréthun Fraaituin
Commune
	The town hall of Fréthun
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°ECoordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Heddebaux
Area 1	7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,355
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62360 /62185
Elevation	0–60 m (0–197 ft) ; (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fréthun (French pronunciation: [fʁetœ̃]; West Flemish: Fraaituin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A village located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D246 roads. It is home to the Calais-Fréthun railway station and the Eurotunnel terminal, linking France with England.

Population[]

The inhabitants are called Fréthunois.

Historical population of Fréthun
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	858	864	762	1094	1169	1091
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.