Monchy-le-Preux

Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Monchy-le-Preux
Stone marking the limit of the German advance in World War I
Coat of arms
Location of Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux
Coordinates: 50°16′14″N 2°53′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Zéchel
Area
1
9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
651
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62582 /62118
Elevation52–113 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.

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 Arras during the 1914-18 war and bloody fighting ensued around the village. During the Battle of Arras it was from here that the Germans bombarded Arras and destroyed the belltower. Just outside Monchy, on the D939, a carved Vauthier Stone marks the boundary of the advancing German army during the First World War.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968465    
1975423−1.34%
1982455+1.05%
1990487+0.85%
1999521+0.75%
2007571+1.15%
2012676+3.43%
2017651−0.75%
Source: INSEE[2]

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