Duisans
| Duisans | ||
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Château de Duisans | ||
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  Duisans | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Duisans | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 2°41′07″E / 50.3083°N 2.6853°ECoordinates: 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 | Beaumetz-lès-Loges | |
| Intercommunality | Val de Gy | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Poulain | |
| Area1 | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,091 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62279 / 62161 | |
| Elevation |
56–107 m (184–351 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Duisans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 669 | 716 | 881 | 993 | 1022 | 1091 |
| 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. 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duisans. |
- Website of the château de Duisans (French)
- Duisans on the Quid website (French)
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