Frévent
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Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Frévent
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| 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 | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | |
| Intercommunality | Région de Frévent | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Théret | |
| Area1 | 15.23 km2 (5.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)2 | 4,037 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62361 /62270 | |
| Elevation | 62–145 m (203–476 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
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.
The inhabitants are called Fréventins.
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