Frévent

Frévent
Blondel watermill, housing the Wintenberger Museum
Location of Frévent
Frévent
Frévent
Coordinates: 50°16′38″N 2°17′20″E / 50.2772°N 2.2889°E / 50.2772; 2.2889
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Johann Delarche[1]
Area
1
15.23 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,288
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
DemonymFréventins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62361 /62270
Elevation62–145 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

The inhabitants are called Fréventins.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE