Préseau

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Préseau
Coat of arms of Préseau
Préseau (France)
Préseau
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Marly
Community association Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates 50 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 35 ′  E
height 49-99 m
surface 6.34 km 2
Residents 1,932 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 305 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59990
INSEE code 59471
Website www.preseau.fr

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Préseau

Préseau is a French commune with 1,932 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Marly (until 2015: canton of Valenciennes-Est ) in the arrondissement of Valenciennes and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole . The inhabitants are called Présellois .

geography

Préseau is located near the Belgian border, about six kilometers southeast of Valenciennes . Préseau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saultain in the north, Curgies in the northeast, Villers-Pol in the east and southeast, Maresches in the south, Artres in the west and southwest and Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes in the west and northwest.

Population development

population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,703 1,590 1,675 1,812 1,900 1,833 1,865 1,821

Attractions

  • Sainte-Aldegonde church from 1866 with rectory
  • Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Voyage and Calvaire chapel from 1833
  • Remains of the Croÿ Castle
  • Manor houses with dovecote
  • Old brewery
  • British military cemetery
Sainte-Aldegonde church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1669-1670.

Web links

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