Dourges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized Deule river flows through the commune.

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
5162	5746	5402	5201	5806	5676	5704
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

Places of interest

• The church of St.Piat, dating from the 20th century.
• Traces of an old castle and an ancient farm.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• A regional website
• The CWGC cemetery
• Dourges on the Quid website

Notes

• This article is based on the Dourges from the French Wikipedia, consulted on August 2nd 2008.