Fressin

Fressin
Fressin
Commune
	Pigeon house at the home of Bernanos
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°03′20″E / 50.4472°N 2.0556°ECoordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°03′20″E / 50.4472°N 2.0556°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)
Area 1	17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	578
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62359 /62140
Elevation	43–144 m (141–472 ft) ; (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fressin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village situated 14 miles (22.5 km) east of Montreuil, at the junction of the D155 and the D154 roads. Fressin nestles in the valley of the Planquette, one of several small rivers that flow through the region known as the 'Seven Valleys'. Mixed arable and dairy farming is the predominant occupation of the inhabitants.

Population[]

Historical population of Fressin
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	519	536	525	585	577	563	552
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

Ruins of the castle, at Fressin

Ruins of the fortress built in the early 15th century by Jean de Créquy, one of the first Knights of the Golden Fleece, counsellor and chamberlain to Philip the Good.
The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century. Large and impressive for such a small village. Two information boards tell in English the history of the church and village.
Another smaller chateau, dating from the eighteenth century.