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Fruges (French pronunciation: ​[fʁyʒ]; West Flemish: Frusje) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Fruges Frusje
Commune
The town hall of Fruges
Coat of arms
Location of Fruges
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Coordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″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[1]
Area 1	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,352
• 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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,460	—
1975	2,534	+0.42%
1982	2,465	−0.39%
1990	2,499	+0.17%
1999	2,426	−0.33%
2007	2,533	+0.54%
2012	2,460	−0.58%
2017	2,371	−0.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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

Twin towns

Fruges is twinned with Olsberg, Germany, since 1965.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

На других языках

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- [en] Fruges

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[ru] Фрюж

Фрюж (фр. Fruges) — коммуна во Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Па-де-Кале, округ Монтрёй-сюр-Мер, кантон Фрюж. Расположена в 55 км к северо-западу от Арраса и в 9 км от автомагистрали А26 "Англия".

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