Duisans | |
|---|---|
 Château de Duisans | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Duisans | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 2°41′07″E / 50.3083°N 2.6853°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Poulain[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,383 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62279 /62161 |
| Elevation | 56–107 m (184–351 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Duisans (French pronunciation: [dɥizɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A farming village 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Arras at the junction of the D55 and D56 roads. The small river Gy, a tributary of the Scarpe river, flows through the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 716 | — |
| 1975 | 881 | +3.01% |
| 1982 | 993 | +1.72% |
| 1990 | 1,022 | +0.36% |
| 1999 | 1,091 | +0.73% |
| 2007 | 1,174 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 1,176 | +0.03% |
| 2017 | 1,309 | +2.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Leger, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau, built by Antoine-Guillaume Dubois de Hanovre.
- Two 17th-century chapels.
Duisans church
- A war cemetery with c.2,500 graves outside the village
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Website of the château de Duisans (in French)
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