Préaux, Seine-Maritime
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  Préaux | |
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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) |
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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
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Préaux (Seine-Maritime). |
- Préaux on the Quid website (French)
