Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen

Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
Coat of arms
Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
Coordinates: 50°25′08″N 2°36′02″E / 50.4189°N 2.6006°ECoordinates: 50°25′08″N 2°36′02″E / 50.4189°N 2.6006°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Houdain
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Fréville
Area^1	7.95 km^2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	880
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62356 / 62150
Elevation	77–186 m (253–610 ft) (avg. 188 m or 617 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen is a farming village situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, on the D57 road.

Population

Historical population of Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	997	1078	1014	974	907	880
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt on old foundations during the 19th century.
• A group of dolmen, known as the Table des Fées (The Fairies' Table).
• The fifteenth century Château d'Olhain.
• The Arboretum d'Olhain

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  The Table des fées

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  The Château d'Olhain

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Website of the château d'Olhain
• Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen on the Quid website (French)