Fréthun
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The town hall of Fréthun
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Fréthun
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| Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°ECoordinates: 50°55′03″N 1°49′33″E / 50.9175°N 1.8258°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Fournier | |
| Area1 | 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,091 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62360 /62185 | |
| Elevation | 0–60 m (0–197 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fréthun (Francization of Free Town) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A village located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D246 roads. It is home to the Calais-Fréthun railway station and the Eurotunnel terminal, linking France with England.
Calais-Fréthun is notoriously disliked among travellers due to its ambiguous name often giving rise to the false impression of being in Calais.
The inhabitants are called Fréthunois.
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