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Douai

Administration
Full nameDouai
CountryFrance
RegionNord-Pas-de-Calais
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
IntercommunalityDouaisis
MayorJacques Vernier (2001 - 2008)
Statistics
Elevation78.7 ft (24 m)
Highest Elevation124.7 ft (38 m)
Lowest Elevation52.5 ft (16 m)
Land Area6.5 sq mi (16.88 km2)
Total Population42796 (1999)
- Density6566.4/sq mi (2535.3/km2)
Postal code59500
INSEE59178

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Douai (Dutch: Dowaai) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some 40 km from Lille and 25 km from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries. The population of the metropolitan area, including Lens, was 552,682 in 1999.

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Interpellé à l'issue d'un braquage de pharmacie à Douai, il est soupçonné de ... - La Voix du Nord Tweet this news
La Voix du Nord--Le suspect a été pris après avoir attaqué une pharmacie proche de la gare, à -Douai-, mardi vers 18h. Mardi après-midi, dans les rues de Lille. ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:25:23 GMT+00:00
Les Amis de Douai fêtent leurs 90 ans par une exposition à la bibliothèque - La Voix du Nord Tweet this news
La Voix du Nord--Jusqu'au 26 novembre, la bibliothèque municipale accueille une expo organisée à l'occasion des 90 ans de l'association Les Amis de -Douai-. ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:24:26 GMT+00:00
Douai : des jeunes veulent un skatepark - L'Observateur du Douaisis Tweet this news
L'Observateur du Douaisis--Pas facile d'être un skater à -Douai-. Devant la salle d'Anchin, les trottoirs se prêtent parfaitement à la pratique du skate. Casquette, capuche, baggy ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:01:26 GMT+00:00
Inauguration à l'institution Saint Jean de Douai - L'Observateur du Douaisis Tweet this news
L'Observateur du Douaisis--L'Institution Saint Jean de -Douai- inaugure l' Espace Albert Scohy , du nom du prêtre ayant dirigé l'Institution de 1959 à 1985, ce samedi 20 novembre 2010 à ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:47:41 GMT+00:00
Spain's typhus epidemic revealed by 18th century skeletons - PhysOrg.com Tweet this news
PhysOrg.com--By studying the dental pulp of skeletons buried in -Douai- (northern France), French researchers from CNRS and the Universite de la Mediterranee have ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:16:18 GMT+00:00
Historic Catholic college in County Durham to close - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Ushaw College can trace its roots back to -Douai- College, which was founded in 1568 in the Spanish Netherlands, now northern France, to provide priests when ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:00:23 GMT+00:00
Oxford: Archbishop blesses plaque to honour Blessed George Napier - Independent Catholic News Tweet this news
Independent Catholic News--He was ordained at the English College, -Douai- Abbey in France and was sent to the English mission in 1603. Father Napier was arrested at Kirtlington, ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:08:41 GMT+00:00
Historic British seminary will likely close - Catholic Culture Tweet this news
Catholic Culture--Cardinal William Allen founded -Douai- College in France in 1568 during Queen Elizabeth I's persecution of the Church. In 1808, the college relocated to Ushaw ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:15:56 GMT+00:00
Plaque unveiled to executed priest - The Oxford Times Tweet this news
The Oxford Times--He was ordained at -Douai- Abbey in France, in 1596 and was sent on the English Mission to spread the faith in his homeland in 1603. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:02:48 GMT+00:00
Controversial Northwest Author s New Book and TV Show - BigNews.biz (press release) Tweet this news
BigNews.biz (press release)--The terrible story about his incarceration in the -Douai- Dungeon; France's notorious 17th century prison in 2007, from where he went in chains, leg-irons and ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:18:29 GMT+00:00



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