Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Monchy-le-Preux is situated 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. It was from here that the Germans bombarded Arras and destroyed the belltower. Just outside Monchy, on the D939, a carved stone marks the boundary of the advancing German army during the First World War.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
437	465	423	455	487	521	518
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

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.
• Monument commemorating the sacrifice of the soldiers of the Newfoundland Regiment on the 14th April 1917.
• Two chapels.
• Remains of an old chateau.

Image:monchy01.JPG|The caribou monument to the Newfoundland RegimentImage:monchy03.JPG|The commemorative plaque

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Monchy-le-Preux on the Quid website