Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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.
- 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 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
- Website of the château de Duisans Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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