Dury (Pas-de-Calais)
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Brebières | |
Community association | Osartis Marquion | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 1 ′ E | |
height | 52-77 m | |
surface | 5.31 km 2 | |
Residents | 350 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 62156 | |
INSEE code | 62280 | |
Website | http://www.dury62.fr/ | |
Mairie Dury |
Dury is a French municipality with 350 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 Brebières .
geography
Dury is about 10 miles southeast of Arras city center . The A26 autoroute runs alongside the community.
history
On August 26, 1918 , British and Canadian associations launched an attack on the Siegfried Line near Dury . The Allies succeeded in breaking the German line on September 2nd .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2014 |
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Residents | 305 | 308 | 275 | 251 | 306 | 295 | 336 | 343 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
- Military cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Web links
Commons : Dury - collection of images, videos and audio files