Don (North)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Annœullin | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 33 ' N , 2 ° 55' E | |
| height | 18-24 m | |
| surface | 2.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 555 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59272 | |
| INSEE code | 59670 | |
Don , in Dutch Donk , is a municipality in the French part of Flanders . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Lille arrondissement and the Annœullin canton . Earlier place names were Donz (1177) and Dons (1758).
geography
The channeled Deûle flows through the Don .
Don-Sainghin train station is located in the municipality of Sainghin-en-Weppes . From there the railways lead to Béthune , Haubourdin and via Don to Vendin-le-Vieil .
Don is bordered by Sainghin-en-Weppes to the west and north, Wavrin to the northeast, Allennes-les-Marais to the east, and Annœullin to the south-east and south .
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 905 | 977 | 1.007 | 1,072 | 1,182 | 1,201 | 1,141 | 1,338 | 1,356 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1470-1471.
Web links
Commons : Don - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Don (North) in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture