Fruges

Fruges

Frusje
Fruges Frusje
Commune
	The town hall of Fruges
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.5153°N 2.1344°ECoordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.5153°N 2.1344°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edmond Zaborowski
Area 1	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	2,354
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62364 /62310
Elevation	84–171 m (276–561 ft) ; (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

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

Features[]

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

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

Population[]

Historical population of Fruges
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2421	2460	2534	2465	2499	2426
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[]

Church of St. Bertulphe, dating from the nineteenth century.

Twin towns[]

Fruges is twinned with Olsberg, Germany, since 1965.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.