Proven | |
Settlement Type: | Deelgemeente |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Poperinge |
Coordinates: | 50.8903°N 2.6575°W |
Area Total Km2: | 13.10 |
Population Note: | Source: NIS |
Population As Of: | 1999 |
Population Total: | 1394 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8972 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Proven is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1400 inhabitants.
The church and parish of Proven are named after Saint Victor. The Saint Victor Church was rebuilt in 1806, after the late Gothic church from the early 17th century burnt down in 1802. In popular speech, the tower is called "peperbus" (pepper shaker).