Fruges

Fruges
Coat of arms of Fruges Coat of arms
Fruges
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Fruges
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Jacques Hilmoine
Area1	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	2,426
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fruges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Fruges on the Quid website (French)