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Parenty () 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 the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Parenty lies about 10 miles (16 km) north of
Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ...
, on the D127.


Population


Places of interest

* Vestiges of a
Merovingian The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gauli ...
cemetery * The Château, dated 1785 *
Manorhouse A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...
of Parenty * Manorhouse at Hodicq * Manorhouse at Annezy * A feudal
motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...
* Chapel of Saint-Eloi at Herimetz. * The sixteenth century church of St. Wulmer


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

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