Duisans (French pronunciation: [dɥizɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Duisans
Château de Duisans
Château de Duisans
Coat of arms of Duisans
Location of Duisans
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Duisans is located in France
Duisans
Duisans
Duisans is located in Hauts-de-France
Duisans
Duisans
Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 2°41′07″E / 50.3083°N 2.6853°E / 50.3083; 2.6853
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Poulain[1]
Area
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10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,383
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62279 /62161
Elevation56–107 m (184–351 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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  • 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.
 
Duisans church
  • A war cemetery with c.2,500 graves outside the village

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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