Douchy-les-Mines

Douchy-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [duʃi le min]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Douchy-les-Mines
Commune
One of the mine buildings in Douchy-les-Mines
Coat of arms
Location of Douchy-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 50°18′08″N 3°23′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Denain
Intercommunality	CA Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Véniat[1]
Area 1	9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,112
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59179 /59282
Elevation	27–80 m (89–262 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Douchy-les-Mines located near the A2 motorway between Valenciennes and Cambrai. It lies adjacent to the south of Denain and is a part of the urban area of Valenciennes.^[3]

Demography and culture

In 2015, Douchy-les-Mines had 10,783 inhabitants, an increase of 3.43% compared to 2010.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,421	—
1975	11,118	+5.95%
1982	11,140	+0.03%
1990	10,931	−0.24%
1999	10,413	−0.54%
2007	9,986	−0.52%
2012	10,737	+1.46%
2017	10,558	−0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

The city has two cinemas (Cinéma Jean Renoir and Le Cinéma de l'Imaginaire) and it hosts the Regional Centre of Photography.^[5]

Landmarks

• Maingoval Park (Parc Maingoval)
• Le Château de la Barbière

Notable people

• Charles Alexandre Crauk, painter (1819–1905)
• Jean-Baptiste Dupilet, French politician (1880–1952)
• Robert Mintkewicz, bicycle racer (born 1947)

Heraldry

Arms of Douchy-les-Mines

The arms of Douchy-les-Mines are blazoned : Barry argent and azure, 2 sea-bass addorsed Or. (the fish are called bar in French)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Douchy-les-Mines is twinned with:^[6]

• Méguet, Burkina Faso
• Mielec, Poland
• Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Nord department