Frévent

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Frévent
Commune
Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
Coat of arms of Frévent
Coat of arms
Location of Frévent
Frévent is located in France
Frévent
Frévent
Coordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″E / 50.2772°N 2.2889°E / 50.2772; 2.2889Coordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″E / 50.2772°N 2.2889°E / 50.2772; 2.2889
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Théret[1]
Area
1
15.23 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
3,498
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fréventins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62361 /62270
Elevation62–145 m (203–476 ft)
(avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frévent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming town situated in the valley of the Canche river, 20 miles (32.2 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D946, the D939 and the D941 roads.

History[]

The year 1137 saw the establishment of a Cistercian abbey by the Count de Saint-Pol at the hamlet of Cercamp.
The town was invaded in 1537 by the French, and the castle was burned down in 1543 by the Duke of Vendôme.
Frévent was partially destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War.

Population[]

The inhabitants are called Fréventins.

Historical population of Frévent
Year1962196819751982199019992007
Population4386453143224217412139524037
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 St. Hilaire, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The chateau at Cercamp, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The abbey and park at Cercamp.
  • A former flour mill.
  • The Louis Ducatel Museum, housing works of the painter Louis Ducatel, local archaeology, costumes and sculptures.
  • The Wintenberger Museum, with a history of flour mills and a collection of tools and farm equipment.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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