Dourges
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Dourges | |
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![]() The town hall of Dourges | |
Coordinates: 50°26′13″N 2°59′15″E / 50.4369°N 2.9875°ECoordinates: 50°26′13″N 2°59′15″E / 50.4369°N 2.9875°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Tony Franconville |
Area 1 | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62274 /62119 |
Elevation | 23–35 m (75–115 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Dourges (French pronunciation: [duʁʒ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[1]
Geography
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,746 | — |
1975 | 5,402 | −0.88% |
1982 | 5,201 | −0.54% |
1990 | 5,806 | +1.39% |
1999 | 5,676 | −0.25% |
2007 | 5,637 | −0.09% |
2012 | 5,684 | +0.17% |
2017 | 5,891 | +0.72% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Piat, dating from the twentieth century.
- Traces of an old castle and an ancient farm.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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- A regional website (in French)
- The CWGC cemetery
- Dourges on the Quid website (in French)
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