Préaux, Seine-Maritime

Préaux
Commune
The town hall in Préaux

Coat of arms
Préaux
Location within Normandy region
Préaux
Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°E / 49.4919; 1.2144Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°E / 49.4919; 1.2144
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Le Mesnil-Esnard
Intercommunality CC Inter-Caux-Vexin
Government
 • Mayor Jean Pierre Lemoine
Area1 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,679
 • Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76509 /76160
Elevation 80–176 m (262–577 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Préaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D6015, D47 and the D104 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune's territory.

Heraldry

 The arms of Préaux are blazoned :
Gules, 4 pales argent, overall a double-headed eagle Or, langued of the field, heads and feet azure.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
5466118221105145016411679
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.

See also

References


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