Preux-au-Sart

Preux-au-Sart

Coat of arms
Preux-au-Sart

Coordinates: 50°17′03″N 3°41′17″E / 50.2842°N 3.6881°E / 50.2842; 3.6881Coordinates: 50°17′03″N 3°41′17″E / 50.2842°N 3.6881°E / 50.2842; 3.6881
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Ouest
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Cauchy
Area1 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 233
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59473 / 59144
Elevation 80–139 m (262–456 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 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.

Preux-au-Sart is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

 In French
Les armes de Preux-au-Sart se blasonnent ainsi :

De gueules à cinq fusées d’argent accolées en fasce et touchant les flancs de l’écu
Which translates in English to
The arms of Preux-au-Sart are blazoned Just so:
"Gules with five silver rockets in Fess on the flanks of the shield.

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