Fréthun

Fréthun is a village in , , and has about 1,400 residents. Fréthun is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Village with 1,400 residents
  • Also known as: “Frethun”
  • Postal code: 62185

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calais Fréthun Railway Station and Église Saint-Michel de Fréthun.

Railway station
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Calais-Fréthun station is an international railway station in the suburbs of , . It is one of four stations serving the town; the others are in the town centre, Fontinettes in the suburbs, and Beau Marais in the suburbs.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calais and Coulogne.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 73,000 people in the region of . It is the closest point on the European mainland to ; lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.

Village
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is a commune in the department, region of , France. is situated 5 km east of Fréthun.

Locality
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is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the département, in northern , culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover on the other side of in . is situated 8 km west of Fréthun.

Fréthun

Latitude
50.91258° or 50° 54′ 45″ north
Longitude
1.81594° or 1° 48′ 57″ east
Population
1,400
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR FHN
Open location code
9F23WR78+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 389933727
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3017104
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fréthun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فريثون”
  • Chinese: “弗雷坦”
  • Kazakh: “Фретен”
  • Russian: “Фретен”
  • Ukrainian: “Фретен”

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