Fretin (French pronunciation: ​[fʁətɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is in the south of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Fretin
Commune
The church in Fretin
Coat of arms
Location of Fretin
Fretin Show map of France Fretin Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°33′29″N 3°08′06″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Béatrice Mullier[1]
Area 1	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,290
• Density	250/km2 (650/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 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.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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