Frévent

Frévent
Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
Coat of arms
Frévent
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Frévent
Coordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″E / 50.2772°N 2.2889°ECoordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″E / 50.2772°N 2.2889°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Région de Frévent
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Théret
Area^1	15.23 km^2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population (2007)^2	4,037
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62361 / 62270
Elevation	62–145 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Frévent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Population	4386	4531	4322	4217	4121	3952	4037
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Frévent on the Quid website (French)