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Monchy-le-Preux
Sign in to saveMonchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Arras.
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Place details
- Locality
- Monchy-le-Preux
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 561
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Monchy-le-Preux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Monchy-le-Preux, Eté2016 place de la mairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The townhall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Monchy-le-Preux.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Arras
- French commune.canton
- Arras-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 62582
- French commune.postal code
- 62118
- French commune.mayor
- Olivier Degauquier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU d'Arras
- French commune.elevation m
- 107
- French commune.elevation min m
- 52
- French commune.elevation max m
- 113
- French commune.area km2
- 9.26
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Places of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
Monchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Arras.
==History== During the First World War, ten Commonwealth soldiers, from Newfoundland territory while still independent from Canada fought off a German counterattack in April 1917 and kept the village from German occupation.
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