Frévent is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming town situated in the valley of the Canche

Canche

The river Canche is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel. The Somme is the largest example. The basin of the Canche extends to 1,274 square kilometres and lies in the southern end of the département of Pas-de-Calais...

 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

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.

External links

• Frévent on the Quid website