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

Geography

Monchy-le-Preux is situated 6 mi 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. During the Battle of Arras it was from here that the Germans bombarded Arras and destroyed the belltower. Just outside Monchy, on the D939, a carved Vauthier Stone marks the boundary of the advancing German army during the First World War. Ten Newfoundland soldiers fought off a German counterattack in April 1917 and kept the village away from German occupation.

Population

Places of interest