Dourges

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Tony Franconville^[1]Area10.48 km² (4.05 sq mi)Population5,997 • Density570/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation23–35 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.^[3]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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[4]

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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