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Douai
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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.
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Douai is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region and the Nord department. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Douai, the canton of Douai-Nord, and the canton of Douai-Nord-Est. The town is located in the County of Flanders and shares borders with Roost-Warendin, Sin-le-Noble, Waziers, and Anhiers. Its postal code is 59500, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.
The area of Douai is 16.88 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 38 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 41,189 residents and another citing 46,531. Jacques Vernier is the head of government. The town has twinned administrative relationships with the London Borough of Harrow, Recklinghausen, Kenosha, and Dédougou.
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Place details
- Locality
- Douai
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 46,531
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Douai
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Vide 3D.svg
- French commune.image
- Douai - Vue à partir du Beffroi (04).JPG
- French commune.caption
- View of the city with St. Pierre church in the background
- French commune.arrondissement
- Douai
- French commune.canton
- Douai
- French commune.INSEE
- 59178
- French commune.postal code
- 59500
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Chéreau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Douaisis Agglo
- French commune.elevation m
- 24
- French commune.elevation min m
- 16
- French commune.elevation max m
- 38
- French commune.area km2
- 16.88
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Douai
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Nord
- Population
- 40250
- Area
- 16.88
- Elevation
- 23
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Douai
- Shares border with
- Anhiers
- Official website
- www.douai.fr
- Image
- La Fontaine de la Place d'Armes de Douai.jpg
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- postal code
- 59500
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Douai
- Commons category
- Douai
- topic's main category
- Category:Douai
- twinned administrative body
- Seraing
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Douai
- Commons gallery
- Douai
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Douai
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Douai
- associated electoral district
- canton of Douai
- male population
- 19453
- female population
- 20247
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-93-58-00
- fax number
- +33-3-27-97-72-61
- P12749
- 238 BC
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|View from the Belfrey; the Collegiale St. Pierre is the large church in the background Douai has been an important city in the region since the Middle Ages, and had previously been capital of the region. Historically, Douai has been a Dutch-speaking city during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century the city eventually became French territory. Interestingly enough, one of its claims to fame is its connection with the Douai Bible, an early translation of the Bible into English.
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thumb|View on the Scarpe River
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thumb|Porte de Valenciennes thumb|Musée de la Chartreuse thumb|Former courthouse
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Lens — nearby city known for the Louvre-Lens (branch of the Louvre located in Lens) and for its famous football club, RC Lens, who play in the Stade Félix Bollaert.
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- Economy
- Population
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- Twin towns
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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.
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