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Douai
Doï (Picard)
Subprefecture and commune
View of the city with St. Pierre church in the background
View of the city with St. Pierre church in the background
Coat of arms of Douai
Location of Douai
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Douai is located in France
Douai
Douai
Douai is located in Hauts-de-France
Douai
Douai
Coordinates: 50°22′17″N 3°04′48″E / 50.3714°N 3.08°E / 50.3714; 3.08
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonDouai
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Chéreau[1]
Area
1
16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
39,648
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59178 /59500
Elevation16–38 m (52–125 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Douai (French: [dwɛ] ; UK: /ˈd/;[3] US: /dˈ/;[3][4] Picard: Doï; Dutch: Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.[5] Located on the river Scarpe some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Lille and 25 km (16 mi) from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Douai". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Douai". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ INSEE commune file

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