Preures

Preures (French pronunciation: [pʁœʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France,^[3] crossed by the Baillons, a tributary of the Canche river, 15 km northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer and 25 km south-east of Boulogne-sur-Mer.^[4]

Preures
Commune
The church of Preures
Coat of arms
Location of Preures
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Coordinates: 50°34′21″N 1°52′44″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Coffre[1]
Area 1	15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	624
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62670 /62650
Elevation	61–167 m (200–548 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The inhabitants are called Preurois or Preuroises.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	514	—
1975	472	−1.21%
1982	509	+1.08%
1990	426	−2.20%
1999	448	+0.56%
2007	524	+1.98%
2012	577	+1.95%
2017	605	+0.95%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department