Frévent

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.

Frévent
Commune
Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
Coat of arms
Location of Frévent
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Coordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″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.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fréventins.

Historical population

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

• The Louis Ducatel Museum, housing works of the painter Louis Ducatel, local archaeology, costumes and sculptures.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department