Fromelles
Sign in to saveFromelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,161; its inhabitants are called Fromellois. It is located about to the west of Lille.
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- Locality
- Fromelles
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 898
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fromelles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FromellesVillage.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Village of Fromelles
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Fromelles (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Annœullin
- French commune.INSEE
- 59257
- French commune.postal code
- 59249
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Gabriel Masson
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.elevation m
- 85
- French commune.elevation min m
- 18
- French commune.elevation max m
- 32
- French commune.area km2
- 8.54
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Official website
Mairie de Fromelles – Site officiel de la Commune
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Fromelles
- Population
- 1161
- Area
- 8.54
- Elevation
- 23
- Official website
- www.fromelles.fr
- Image
- Fromelles-26.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fromelles
- postal code
- 59249
- male population
- 484
- female population
- 474
- P8168
- Adair County
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- fromelles.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-3-20-50-20-43
- fax number
- +33-3-20-50-67-49
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- First World War
- Battle of Fromelles
- Cemeteries
- See also
- References
- External links
Fromelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,161; its inhabitants are called Fromellois. It is located about to the west of Lille.
==First World War== The village of Fromelles was captured by advancing German forces on 9 October 1914 during the "Race to the Sea". Throughout almost the whole of the war, the front line was stable, running through the territory of the commune and leaving the inhabited area in German hands. The Battle of Aubers Ridge was fought in the area to the northwest of the village on 9 May 1915 as part of the Second Battle of Artois.
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