Frévent
Frévent | |
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 Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Frévent  | |
  Frévent  Frévent | |
| Coordinates: 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 | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Johann Delarche[1] |
Area 1 | 15.23 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,288 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fréventins |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Frévent (French pronunciation: [fʁevɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] in the valley of the Canche river, 20 miles (32 km) west of Arras.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Fréventins.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,531 | — |
| 1975 | 4,322 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,217 | −0.35% |
| 1990 | 4,121 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 3,952 | −0.46% |
| 2007 | 3,745 | −0.67% |
| 2012 | 3,702 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 3,570 | −0.72% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The Louis Ducatel Museum, housing works of the painter Louis Ducatel, local archaeology, costumes and sculptures.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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