- Frévent
French commune
name= Frévent
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Auxi-le-Château
insee=62361
cp=62270
maire=Jean-François Théret
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
longitude=2.28888888889
latitude=50.2772222222
alt moy=79 m
alt mini=62 m
alt maxi=145 m
hectares=1523
km²=15,23
sans=4037
date-sans=2007
dens=259|Frévent is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming town situated in the valley of the
Canche river, Convert|20|mi|km|1 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 Vendome.
Frévent was partially destroyed in 1944 during theSecond World War .Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Hilaire, dating from the 16th century.
* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 20th century.
* The chateau at Cercamp, dating from the 19th century.
* The abbey and park at Cercamp.
* A formerflour 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 External links
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26855&req=Frévent Frévent on the Quid website] fr
Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 19th 2008."
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