Fretin

Fretin
Fretin
Commune
	The church in Fretin
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°ECoordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E / 50.5581°N 3.135°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Béatrice Mullier
Area 1	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,334
• Density	250/km2 (660/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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the south of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

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.

Notable people[]

Mathieu Debuchy (born 1985) a football player.

Heraldry[]

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

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.