Frise | |
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.JPG) The town hall in Frise | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Frise | |
  Frise  Frise | |
| Coordinates:49°56′32″N2°49′09″E / 49.9422°N 2.8192°E /49.9422; 2.8192 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 176 |
| • Density | 28.6/km2 (74.1/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 acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Frise is situated by the banks of the riverSomme, on the D471 road, some 42 kilometres (26 mi) east ofAmiens.
| 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 theMiddle Ages the village exploited thepeat 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 theFirst World War, notably theBattle of the Somme in 1916. The outline of trenches and shell holes is still visible today.
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