Frelinghien

Frelinghien
Commune
The church in Frelinghien
Coat of arms
Location of Frelinghien
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Coordinates: 50°42′45″N 2°56′06″E / 50.7125°N 2.935°E / 50.7125; 2.935
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Armentières
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Christine Fin[1]
Area ^1	11.27 km^2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	2,609
• Density	231.5/km^2 (599.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59252 /59236
Elevation	14–20 m (46–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frelinghien (French pronunciation: [fʁəlɛ̃ɡjɛ̃]; Dutch: Ferlingen) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,703	—
1975	1,942	+1.89%
1982	2,181	+1.67%
1990	2,228	+0.27%
1999	2,395	+0.81%
2007	2,542	+0.75%
2012	2,438	−0.83%
2017	2,415	−0.19%
2023	2,609	+1.30%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Frelinghien

The arms of Frelinghien are blazoned : Azure, the name 'Frelinghien' bendwise argent between 2 bendlets Or, and in sinister canton on an inescutcheon Or a lion sable.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE