Préaux, Seine-Maritime

Préaux

Coat of arms
Préaux

Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°E / 49.4919; 1.2144Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 1°12′52″E / 49.4919°N 1.2144°E / 49.4919; 1.2144
Country France
Region 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)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
546 611 822 1105 1450 1641 1679
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

See also

References

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