Preux-au-Bois

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Preux-au-Bois
Commune
Saint-Martin church
Saint-Martin church
Coat of arms of Preux-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Preux-au-Bois
Preux-au-Bois is located in France
Preux-au-Bois
Preux-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°09′51″N 3°39′29″E / 50.1642°N 3.6581°E / 50.1642; 3.6581Coordinates: 50°09′51″N 3°39′29″E / 50.1642°N 3.6581°E / 50.1642; 3.6581
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jacques Ruffin
Area
1
3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
840
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59472 /59288
Elevation139–160 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.

Preux-au-Bois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Preux-au-Bois Communal Cemetery". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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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