Douai, France
E292845
Douai, France is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval belfry, legal and university traditions, and role as a regional administrative center.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douai, France canonical | 2 |
| Douai | 1 |
| Douai by Spanish Netherlands | 1 |
| Douai city centre | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
subprefecture in France ⓘ |
| adminCentreOf |
arrondissement of Douai
ⓘ
canton of Douai ⓘ |
| annexationTreaty | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| belfryUNESCOStatus | part of Belfries of Belgium and France World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demonym |
Douaisien
ⓘ
Douaisienne ⓘ |
| distanceToLens | about 25 km northeast ⓘ |
| distanceToLille | about 40 km south ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
former coal mining center
ⓘ
industrial and service economy ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Fêtes de Gayant ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Belfry of Douai
ⓘ
surface form:
Douai belfry
|
| hasInstitution |
Court of Appeal of Douai
ⓘ
surface form:
Douai Court of Appeal
University of Douai ⓘ
surface form:
University of Douai (historical)
Université d’Artois campus ⓘ École des Mines de Douai ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Belfry of Douai
ⓘ
surface form:
Douai belfry
|
| hasMuseum | Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | annexed to France in 1667 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important town of the County of Flanders
ⓘ
major center in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicProvince | Flanders ⓘ |
| historicRegion | French Flanders ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 59178 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gayant giant processions
ⓘ
legal traditions ⓘ medieval belfry ⓘ regional administrative role ⓘ university traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
surface form:
Hauts-de-France region
Nord department ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Scarpe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 40,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 59500 ⓘ |
| railConnections |
connected to Lille
ⓘ
connected to Paris ⓘ |
| river | Scarpe ⓘ |
| roleInJudiciary | seat of a court of appeal ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| transport | served by Douai railway station ⓘ |
| twinning |
Lüdenscheid, Germany
ⓘ
Weymouth, Dorset, England ⓘ
surface form:
Weymouth, United Kingdom
|
| universityFounded | 1559 ⓘ |
| universityStatus | former university town ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douai by Spanish Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Douai
this entity surface form:
Douai city centre