Dourges

Dourges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Dourges
The town hall of Dourges
Coat of arms
Location of Dourges
Dourges
Dourges
Coordinates: 50°26′13″N 2°59′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHénin-Beaumont-1
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jeanne-Marie Dubois
Area
1
10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,891
  Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62274 /62119
Elevation23–35 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.

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

Historical population of Dourges
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population5162574654025201580656765704
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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