Douai
Sign in to saveDouai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.
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Douai is a city in northern France's Nord département, located on the Scarpe river between Lille and Arras, where it serves as a sub-prefecture. The city is notably home to one of the region's most impressive belfries, a historic bell tower that stands as an architectural landmark.
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- Locality
- Douai
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 46,531
- Timezone
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Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.
==History== Its site probably corresponds to that of a 4th-century Roman fortress known as Duacum. From the 10th century, the town was a romance fiefdom of the counts of Flanders. The town became a flourishing textile market centre during the Middle Ages, historically known as Douay or Doway in English. In 1384, the county of Flanders passed into the domains of the Dukes of Burgundy and thence in 1477 into Habsburg possessions.