Preux-au-Bois (French pronunciation: ​[pʁø o bwa]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Preux-au-Bois
Commune
Saint-Martin church
Coat of arms
Location of Preux-au-Bois
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Coordinates: 50°09′51″N 3°39′29″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Lefevre[1]
Area 1	3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	837
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59472 /59288
Elevation	139–160 m (456–525 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

The arms of Preux-au-Bois are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a fess sable; 2&3: Or, a cross moline sable. (Bellaing, Oisy and Preux-au-Bois use the same arms.)

Points of interest

• Arboretum de l'Étang David
• There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery just outside of the village with graves from World War I and World War II.[4]
• Statue of Louise Thuliez, a French resistance fighter during both World Wars. It was erected in 1970.[5]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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