Fresnes-lès-Montauban

Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Commune
The town hall and church of Fresnes-lès-Montauban

Coat of arms
Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Coordinates: 50°20′01″N 2°55′55″E / 50.3336°N 2.9319°E / 50.3336; 2.9319Coordinates: 50°20′01″N 2°55′55″E / 50.3336°N 2.9319°E / 50.3336; 2.9319
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Brebières
Intercommunality CC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Lacroix
Area1 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 499
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62355 /62490
Elevation 41–63 m (135–207 ft)
(avg. 45 m or 148 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.

Fresnes-lès-Montauban is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D46 roads. Junction 16 of the A1 autoroute is within a few yards of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Year196219681975198219901999
Population370380386454538499
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

  • The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after World War I.

See also

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