Monchy-le-Preux
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-2 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ' N , 2 ° 54' E | |
| height | 53-113 m | |
| surface | 9.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62118 | |
| INSEE code | 62582 | |
Monchy-le-Preux is a French municipality with 651 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the canton of Arras-2 (until 2015: canton of Vitry-en-Artois ).
geography
Monchy-le-Preux is three kilometers southwest of the city center of Arras . Monchy-le-Preux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fampoux and Pelves in the north, Boiry-Notre-Dame in the east, Vis-en-Artois in the south-east, Guémappe in the south, Wancourt in the south and south-west and Feuchy in the west and north-west.
The A1 autoroute leads through the municipality .
history
In the Battle of Arras (1917) there was considerable fighting between the German, British and Canadian troops.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 437 | 465 | 423 | 455 | 487 | 521 | 550 | 678 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, rebuilt after the First World War
- British Military Cemetery and Memorial to the Canadian Newfoundland Regiment
- Remains of the old castle
- Chapels
