Duisans
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte | |
| Community association | Campagnes de l'Artois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 19 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 56-107 m | |
| surface | 10.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,309 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 122 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62161 | |
| INSEE code | 62279 | |
| Website | http://www.duisans.fr/ | |
Duisans is a French commune with 1,309 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte (until 2015: canton of Dainville ). The inhabitants are called Duisanais .
geography
Duisans is located about six kilometers west-northwest of the city center of Arras on the Gy River , a tributary of the Scarpe (French Scarpe ). Duisans is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Étrun and Marœuil in the north, Anzin-Saint-Aubin in the northeast, Arras in the east, Dainville in the south, Warlus in the southwest and Agnez-lès-Duisans in the west.
Route nationale 25 runs along the eastern edge of the municipality .
history
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 669 | 716 | 881 | 993 | 1,022 | 1,091 | 1,170 | 1,228 |
Attractions
- Saint-Léger church, built around 1600
- Duisans Castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 1948
- British military cemetery
church
Duisans Castle
