Préseau | |
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_mairie%2c_poste%2c_abri-bus.JPG) The town hall in Préseau | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Préseau  | |
  Préseau  Préseau | |
| Coordinates:50°18′40″N3°34′30″E / 50.311°N 3.575°E /50.311; 3.575 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Marly |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sandrine François-Lagny[1] |
Area 1 | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,083 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59471 /59990 |
| Elevation | 49–99 m (161–325 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Préseau (French pronunciation:[pʁezo], inpicard:Pérziau) is acommune in theNord department of northern France.[3]
| Héraldique du blason de Préseau : Vairé d'or et de sable, au croissant de gueules brochant sur le tout |
Préseau is first mentioned in 1173 when the place is called "Presel", meadow inOld French. Only in 1724 was the name Préseau definitely chosen.
In the first half of the fifteenth century, the tiny village has a total of 22 "feux", meaning 22 houses. The inhabitants essentially live off the land since their principal activity is agriculture. Documents containing the fiefs held by the count of Hainaut testify the building of a kiln belonging to the count which stays up for all the fifteenth century.
Préseau was one of the sixpeerages of the county ofValenciennes. A peerage is inherited from father to son by virtue of blood link.[4]
On 9 October 1918 Canadian pilot Captain Lynn Campbell and his machine-gunner 2nd Lieutenant William Hodgkinson of the Royal Air Force (Royal Flying Corps) were shot down in theirBristol Fighter above Préseau byPaul Bäumer ofJasta 2. They are buried in the cemetery, left to the calvary behind the church.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,590 | — |
| 1975 | 1,675 | +0.75% |
| 1982 | 1,812 | +1.13% |
| 1990 | 1,900 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 1,833 | −0.40% |
| 2007 | 1,870 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 1,821 | −0.53% |
| 2017 | 1,932 | +1.19% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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