Dourges
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Location within Hauts-de-France region 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 | Leforest | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Defrancq | |
Area1 | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) | |
Population (2004)2 | 5,704 | |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Dourges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized Deule river flows through the commune.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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Population | 5162 | 5746 | 5402 | 5201 | 5806 | 5676 | 5704 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dourges. |
- A regional website (French)
- The CWGC cemetery
- Dourges on the Quid website (French)
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