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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Auxi-le-Château

Area
  
15.23 km²

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Intercommunality
  
Région de Frévent

Local time
  
Saturday 5:32 AM

Frévent

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 37 km/h, 97% Humidity

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

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Map of 62270 Fr%C3%A9vent, 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.

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.

    • References

    Frévent Wikipedia
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