Fruges

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Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Canton Fruges Local time Saturday 3:22 AM		Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Montreuil Area 18.9 km²

Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs Weather 9°C, Wind W at 40 km/h, 94% Humidity

Fruges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Map of 62310 Fruges, France

Situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D928 road, set in a valley not far from the historic battlefield of Azincourt.

Fruges is a typical small country town in the Pas-de-Calais with a weekly market, agricultural suppliers, a Carrefour and various smaller stores.

An annual Fête des Géants livens up August with parades of marching bands and papier mache giants.

Church of St. Bertulphe, dating from the nineteenth century.

Fruges is twinned with Olsberg, Germany, since 1965.

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