City: The history of Tournai goes back
a long way. The city, one of the oldest in Belgium, existed
during Roman times. During the reign of the Frankish Kings Childebert
and Clovis Tournai was the capital of the Frankish Empire. Nowadays
Tournai includes, in addition to the town centre, 29 municipalities
including Froyennes. Froyennes has also existed for a long time.
In the Roman times there was a Roman villa here. The first time
that Froyennes as village is mentioned was in a papal letter
of the 10th century.
Today the village profiles itself as being attractive in
the field of culture, sports, leisure and as a recreation area
for young families. The territory extends over 550 ha and has
2,300 inhabitants.
