Monchy-le-Preux
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.
Geography
Monchy-le-Preux is situated 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads. Junction 15 of the A1 autoroute is just a mile away.
History
Monchy was an important strategic position near to Arras during the 1914-18 war and bloody fighting ensued around the village. During the Battle of Arras it was from here that the Germans bombarded Arras and destroyed the belltower. Just outside Monchy, on the D939, a carved Vauthier Stone marks the boundary of the advancing German army during the First World War. Ten Newfoundland soldiers fought off a German counterattack in April 1917 and kept the village away from German occupation.
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 | ||
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
- Monchy-le-Preux (Newfoundland) Memorial commemorating the sacrifice of the soldiers of the Newfoundland Regiment on 14 April 1917.
- Two chapels.
- Remains of an old chateau.
- Windmill British Cemetery
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The caribou monument to the Newfoundland Regiment -
The commemorative plaque
