Preux-au-Bois

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Preux-au-Bois

(2023–2026) David Beaumont^[1]Area

3.99 km² (1.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

838 • Density210/km² (540/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 (French pronunciation: [pʁø o bwa]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Heraldry

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.^[4]
Statue of Louise Thuliez, a French resistance fighter during both World Wars. It was erected in 1970.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "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.