Douai
Doï (Picard) | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
.JPG) View of the city with St. Pierre church in the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Douai  | |
  Douai  Douai | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′17″N 3°04′48″E / 50.3714°N 3.08°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Douai |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Chéreau[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 39,648 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59178 /59500 |
| Elevation | 16–38 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: /ˈduːeɪ/;[3] US: /duːˈeɪ/;[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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Douai". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Douai". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ INSEE commune file