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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Duisans

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

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

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

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

See also

References

  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