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Anvin () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern
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Geography

Anvin is a farming village located in the
Ternoise The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, via the Canche, into the English Channel. The basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern en ...
river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.


Population

The inhabitants are called ''Anvinois''.


Sights

* The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century. * The ruins of a seventeenth-century chateau. * Vestiges of a
watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...
.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub