Fruges

Fruges (West Flemish: Frusje) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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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 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	2,371
• Density	130/km^2 (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 km^2 (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.

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.