Préaux, Seine-Maritime

Préaux
Commune
The town hall in Préaux The town hall in Préaux
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Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Intercommunality	CC Inter-Caux-Vexin
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Anthony Aguado
Area1	18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)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 (French pronunciation: ​[pʁeo]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	611	—
1975	822	+4.33%
1982	1,105	+4.32%
1990	1,450	+3.45%
1999	1,641	+1.38%
2007	1,649	+0.06%
2012	1,699	+0.60%
2017	1,812	+1.30%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
• Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department