Douaisis Agglo (before 2019: ''Communauté d'agglomération du Douaisis'') is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

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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, D ...

. It is located in the Nord department, in the

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, northern

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. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Douai.Fiche signalétique CA Douaisis Agglo
BANATIC Its area is 235.7 km². Its population was 148,784 in 2019, of which 39,613 in Douai proper.Comparateur de territoire
Insee. Accessed 24 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 35 communes: # Anhiers #

Arleux Arleux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes o ...

# Aubigny-au-Bac # Auby # Brunémont # Bugnicourt #

Cantin Cantin () is a commune of the Hauts-de-France region in the Nord department in northern France. It is southeast of Douai. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of ...

# Courchelettes #

Cuincy Cuincy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is northwest of Douai. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the Frenc ...

# Dechy #

# Erchin # Esquerchin # Estrées #

Faumont Faumont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

# Féchain # Férin #

Flers-en-Escrebieux Flers-en-Escrebieux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. Th ...

Flines-lez-Raches Flines-lez-Raches (, literally ''Flines near Raches'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was once the site of Flines Abbey. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of ...

# Fressain # Gœulzin #

Guesnain Guesnain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

# Hamel #

Lallaing Lallaing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

# Lambres-lez-Douai #

Lauwin-Planque Lauwin-Planque is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

# Lécluse #

Marcq-en-Ostrevent Marcq-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coope ...

# Râches # Raimbeaucourt #

Roost-Warendin Roost-Warendin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Twin towns Roost-Warendin is twinned with: * Haltern am See, Germany Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of th ...

# Roucourt # Sin-le-Noble #

Villers-au-Tertre Villers-au-Tertre () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is around 10 km south-east of Douai. Surrounding communes Neighbouring communes are Erchin to the north, Monchecourt to the east, Fressain to the south-east ...

Waziers Waziers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is northwest of Douai and south of Lille. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord departm ...

References

Agglomeration communities in France Intercommunalities of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub