Frévent

Frévent is a commune with 3750 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Pas -de- Calais, in the Nord -Pas -de- Calais; it belongs to Arras arrondissement and canton Auxi -le- Château. The municipality is situated on the banks of the Canche, at the Route nationale 16 and the Route nationale 41

Demographics

From 1962 only residents with a primary residence

Attractions

  • Cercamp Abbey, Cistercian Abbey, 1137 by Hugo III. , Founded Count of Saint-Pol as a branch of the monastery Pontigny ( List of Monuments historiques since 1947)
  • The park of the Abbey, Monument historique since 1946
  • Church of Saint- Hilaire, Monument historique since 1982
  • Moulin - musée Winterberg

Personalities

  • Philippe -François -Joseph Le Bas, a deputy of the National Convention
  • Antoine -Adrien Lamourette, Constitutional bishop of Rhône -et- Loire ( Lyon) after the French Revolution.

Twin Cities

  • Grefrath, North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany, since 1966
  • Gerbstedt, Saxony- Anhalt, Germany, since 1991
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