Dourges Explained

Dourges
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Dourges.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Hénin-Beaumont-1
Insee:	62274
Postal Code:	62119
Mayor:	Tony Franconville^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Hénin-Carvin
Coordinates:	50.4369°N 2.9875°W
Elevation M:	29
Elevation Min M:	23
Elevation Max M:	35
Area Km2:	10.48

Dourges (in French pronounced as /duʁʒ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 8miles east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Piat, dating from the twentieth century.
• Traces of an old castle and an ancient farm.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• A regional website
• The CWGC cemetery
• Dourges on the Quid website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62274-dourges INSEE commune file