Monchy-au-Bois

Monchy-au-Bois
Monchy-au-Bois
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Monchy-au-Bois
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Vertes vallées
Mayor	Raymond Przybylski (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	118–161 m (387–528 ft) (avg. 132 m/433 ft)
Land area1	10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population2	518  (2006)
- Density	47 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62579/ 62111
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.

Coordinates: 50°10′53″N 2°39′27″E / 50.1813888889°N 2.6575°E / 50.1813888889; 2.6575

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

Geography

Monchy-au-Bois is situated 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and the D2 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
470	473	449	420	455	483	518
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Website of the commune of Monchy-au-Bois
• Monchy-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)