Monchy-le-Preux

For the hamlet in the Seine-Maritime department, see Monchy-le-Preux (hamlet).

Monchy-le-Preux (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃi lə pʁø]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Arras.

Monchy-le-Preux
Commune
The townhall
Coat of arms
Location of Monchy-le-Preux
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Coordinates: 50°16′14″N 2°53′39″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Degauquier[1]
Area 1	9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	656
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62582 /62118
Elevation	52–113 m (171–371 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During World War I ten Commonwealth soldiers, from Newfoundland territory while still independent from Canada ^[4] fought off a German counterattack in April 1917 and kept the village from German occupation.^[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	465	—
1975	423	−1.34%
1982	455	+1.05%
1990	487	+0.85%
1999	521	+0.75%
2007	571	+1.15%
2012	676	+3.43%
2017	651	−0.75%
Source: INSEE[6]

Places of interest

• Monchy-le-Preux (Newfoundland) Memorial commemorating soldiers of the Newfoundland Regiment in World War I.
• Windmill British Cemetery

• 
  The caribou monument to the Newfoundland Regiment
• 
  The commemorative plaque

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department