Monchy-le-Preux

Monchy-le-Preux
Commune
The townhall
Coat of arms
Location of Monchy-le-Preux
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Coordinates: 50°16′14″N 2°53′39″E / 50.2706°N 2.8942°E / 50.2706; 2.8942
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Degauquier[1]
Area 1	9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	658
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62582 /62118
Elevation	52–113 m (171–371 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monchy-le-Preux (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃi lə pʁø]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Monchy-le-Preux is situated 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads. Junction 15 of the A1 autoroute is just a mile away.

History

Monchy was an important strategic position near to

Population

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• Newfoundland Regiment
  on 14 April 1917.
• Two chapels.
• Remains of an old chateau.
• Windmill British Cemetery

• 
  The caribou

  Newfoundland Regiment
• 
  The commemorative plaque

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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