Preux-au-Bois
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Preux-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [pʁø o bwa]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Preux-au-Bois | |
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Saint-Martin church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Preux-au-Bois | |
  Preux-au-Bois  Preux-au-Bois | |
| 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 | CC Pays de Mormal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | David Beaumont[1] |
Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 832 |
| • Density | 209/km2 (540/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
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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.)
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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]
