Préaux, Seine-Maritime

Préaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Préaux
The town hall in Préaux
Coat of arms
Location of Préaux
Préaux
Préaux
Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
IntercommunalityCC Inter-Caux-Vexin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Moreau[1]
Area
1
18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,812
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76509 /76160
Elevation80–176 m (262–577 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D6015, D47 and the D104 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune's territory.

Heraldry

Arms of Préaux
The arms of Préaux are blazoned :
Gules, 4 pales argent, overall a double-headed eagle Or, langued of the field, heads and feet azure.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968611    
1975822+4.33%
19821,105+4.32%
19901,450+3.45%
19991,641+1.38%
20071,649+0.06%
20121,699+0.60%
20171,812+1.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.

See also

References


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