Frise | |
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Coordinates: 49°56′32″N 2°49′09″E / 49.9422°N 2.8192°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Albert |
Intercommunality | CC Pays du Coquelicot |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Randjia[1] |
Area 1 | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 176 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80367 /80340 |
Elevation | 41–99 m (135–325 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Frise (French pronunciation: [fʁiz] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Frise is situated by the banks of the river Somme, on the D471 road, some 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Amiens.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 145 | — |
1975 | 112 | −3.62% |
1982 | 131 | +2.26% |
1990 | 129 | −0.19% |
1999 | 158 | +2.28% |
2007 | 181 | +1.71% |
2012 | 189 | +0.87% |
2017 | 183 | −0.64% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
In the Middle Ages the village exploited the peat of the surrounding marshy lands. With so much fresh water, the fishing was, and still is very good in this aquatic environment.
Frise was on the front line for much of the First World War, notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The outline of trenches and shell holes is still visible today.