Dourges
Dourges  | |
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![]() The town hall of Dourges  | |
![]() Coat of arms  | |
Location of Dourges  | |
![]() Dourges ![]() Dourges  | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′13″N 2°59′15″E / 50.4369°N 2.9875°E / 50.4369; 2.9875 | |
| 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[1] | 
Area 1  | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 6,068 | 
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/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[3] about 8 miles (13 km) east of Lens. 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[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ INSEE commune file
 - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dourges.
- A regional website (in French)
 - The CWGC cemetery
 - Dourges on the Quid website (in French)
 
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