Preux-au-Bois
Preux-au-Bois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Preux-au-Bois | |
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 Saint-Martin church | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Preux-au-Bois 
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| Coordinates: 50°09′51″N 3°39′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Mormal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jacques Ruffin |
| Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 844 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59472 /59288 |
| Elevation | 139–160 m (456–525 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
Arms of Preux-au-Bois |
The arms of Preux-au-Bois are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a fess sable; 2&3: Or, a cross moline sable. (Bellaing, Oisy and Preux-au-Bois use the same arms.) |
Points of interest
- Arboretum de l'Étang David
- There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery just outside of the village with graves from World War I and World War II.[2]
- Statue of Louise Thuliez, a French resistance fighter during both World Wars. It was erected in 1970.[3]
See also
External links
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Preux-au-Bois Communal Cemetery". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Anderson, John; Pluk, Victor (2015). Trapped Behind Enemy Lines: Accounts of British Soldiers and their Protectors in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 51. ISBN 9781473874084.
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