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Arrondissement Of Douai
The arrondissement of Douai ( vls, Dowaai) is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 245,280 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Douai, and their INSEE codes, are:
# Aix-en-Pévèle (59004)
# Anhiers (59007)
# Aniche (59008)
# Arleux (59015)
# Auberchicourt (59024)
# Aubigny-au-Bac (59026)
# Auby (59028)
# Auchy-lez-Orchies (59029)
# Beuvry-la-Forêt (59080)
# Bouvignies (59105)
# Bruille-lez-Marchiennes (59113)
# Brunémont (59115)
# Bugnicourt (59117)
# Cantin (59126)
# Courchelettes (59156)
# Coutiches (59158)
# Cuincy (59165)
# Dechy (59170)
# Douai (59178)
# Écaillon (59185)
# Erchin (59199)
# Erre (59203)
# Esquerchin (59211)
# Estrées (59214)
# Faumont (59222)
# Féchain (59224)
# Fenain (59227)
# Férin (59228)
# Flers-en-Escrebieux (59234)
# Flines-lez-Raches (59239)
# Fressain (59254)
# GÅ“ulzin (59263)
# Guesnain (59276)
# Hamel (5928 ...
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Douai
Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, 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. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.
History
Its site probably corresponds to that of a 4th-century Roman fortress known as Duacum. From the 10th century, the town was a romance fiefdom of the counts of Flanders. The town became a flourishing textile market centre during the Middle Ages, historically known as Douay or Doway in English. In 1384, the county of Flanders passed into the domains of the Dukes of Burgundy and thence in 1477 into Habsburg possessions.
In 1667, Douai was taken by the troops of Louis XIV of France, and by the 1668 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, the town was ceded to France. During successive sieges from 1710 to 1712, Douai was almost completely destroyed by the British Army. By 1713, the town ...
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