Préaux, Seine-Maritime
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Location within Upper Normandy region Préaux | |
Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°ECoordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Upper Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Darnétal |
Intercommunality | CREA |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean Pierre Lemoine |
Area1 | 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 1,679 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76509 / 76160 |
Elevation |
80–176 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Préaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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
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
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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546 | 611 | 822 | 1105 | 1450 | 1641 | 1679 |
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Préaux (Seine-Maritime). |
- Préaux on the Quid website (French)