Fressain

Fressain
Commune

Coat of arms
Fressain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Fressain
Coordinates: 50°17′17″N 3°11′42″E / 50.288°N 3.195°E / 50.288; 3.195Coordinates: 50°17′17″N 3°11′42″E / 50.288°N 3.195°E / 50.288; 3.195
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Aniche
Intercommunality Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Didier Tassel
Area1 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 925
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59254 /59234
Elevation 40–81 m (131–266 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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.

Fressain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Fressain are blazoned :

Gules, 10 lozenges conjoined argent 3,3,3 and 1. (Fressain, Hergnies, Lallaing and Marpent use the same arms.)

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