Preux-au-Bois () is a
commune in the
Nord
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department
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in northern
France.
Heraldry
Points of interest
*
Arboretum de l'Étang David The Arboretum de l'Étang David (10 hectares), also known as the Arboretum de Preux au Bois and the Arboretum de la Forêt de Mormal, is an arboretum located in the ''Forêt Domaniale de Mormal'' on the Route forestière du Pont-Routier southwest of ...
*There is a
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery just outside of the village with graves from
World War I and
World War II.
*Statue of
Louise Thuliez, a French resistance fighter during both World Wars. It was erected in 1970.
See also
*
Communes of the Nord department
References
Preuxaubois
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