Fromelles

Fromelles
Commune
Village of Fromelles
Village of Fromelles
Coat of arms of Fromelles
Coat of arms
Location of Fromelles
Fromelles is located in France
Fromelles
Fromelles
Fromelles is located in Hauts-de-France
Fromelles
Fromelles
Coordinates: 50°36′25″N 2°51′21″E / 50.6069°N 2.8558°E / 50.6069; 2.8558
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Gabriel Masson[1]
Area
1
8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,041
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59257 /59249
Elevation18–32 m (59–105 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
Websitehttp://www.fromelles.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fromelles is a commune in the Nord department in north France.[3] From 2000 to 2015, its population decreased by 16.8%.[4] It is about 8 miles (13 kilometers) west of Lille and 5 miles (8.0 kilometers) south of Armentieres.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French).
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Since 1990, it has decreased by 26% and 38.3% in 1975.
  5. ↑ "Fromelles". World War One Battlefields. Retrieved 2022-12-05.