Proven

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Proven
Geography
Province  West Flanders
Municipality Poperinge
Geographical location 50°53′25″N 2°39′27″E / 50.89028°N 2.6575°E / 50.89028; 2.6575
Area 13,10 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Inhabitants
Population density
1.394 (01/01/1999)
/km²
Other information
Postal code 8972

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 pot).

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