Fréthun
Fréthun
Fraaituin | |
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The town hall of Fréthun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Fréthun | |
Fréthun Fréthun | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2023) | 1,403 |
| • Density | 177/km2 (459/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 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Calais. It is home to the Calais-Fréthun railway station and the Eurotunnel terminal, linking France with England.