Duisans
Duisans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 Château de Duisans | |
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Location of Duisans 
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| Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 2°41′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Poulain |
| Area 1 | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,309 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62279 /62161 |
| Elevation | 56–107 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
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 669 | 716 | 881 | 993 | 1022 | 1091 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
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
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External links
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- Website of the château de Duisans (in French)
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