Hubbry Logo
DuisansDuisansMain
Open search
Duisans
Community hub
Duisans
logo
8 pages, 0 posts
0 subscribers
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Duisans
from Wikipedia

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

Key Information

Geography

[edit]

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

[edit]
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

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

References

[edit]
[edit]
Revisions and contributorsEdit on WikipediaRead on Wikipedia
Add your contribution
Related Hubs
User Avatar
No comments yet.