Preures
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Preures (French pronunciation: [pʁœʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France,[3] crossed by the Baillons, a tributary of the Canche river, 15 km northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer and 25 km south-east of Boulogne-sur-Mer.[4]
Preures | |
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The church of Preures | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Preures | |
  Preures Location within France  Preures Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′21″N 1°52′44″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Coffre[1] |
Area 1 | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 642 |
| • Density | 40.5/km2 (105/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62670 /62650 |
| Elevation | 61–167 m (200–548 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The inhabitants are called Preurois or Preuroises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 514 | — |
| 1975 | 472 | −1.21% |
| 1982 | 509 | +1.08% |
| 1990 | 426 | −2.20% |
| 1999 | 448 | +0.56% |
| 2007 | 524 | +1.98% |
| 2012 | 577 | +1.95% |
| 2017 | 605 | +0.95% |
| 2023 | 642 | +0.99% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
