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Explore Dourges in France
Dourges in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 5,761 inhabitants is a place in France - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Dourges is now 10:01 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Vendin-le-Vieil. Since you are here already, consider visiting London . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dourges ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Agacements sur le marché d'Hénin-Beaumont
Jean-Luc Mélenchon et Marine Le Pen font d'Hénin-Beaumont un centre d'attraction politique et médiatique. Comment les autres candidats et les habitants vivent-ils cette situation ? ..
High Speed Trains in northern France
DSCN1991a Location: loc.alize.us All shots taken from the viaduct across the A1 and the high speed railway, in the Route d'Henin-Beaumont, except the panning shot of the Eurostar that ends on a bridge ..
Parcours d'éveil moteur pour les enfants de 18 mois à 3 ans
Atelier d'éveil moteur créé conjointement par le service petite enfance et par le service des sports de la Ville de Carvin dans le cadre du projet européen "Développer les compétences parentales". Mot ..
Mort du Polaris
Polaris brushless 2200 kV rctimer lipo 2200 mAh 15C Photos: www.flickr.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bossuit-Kortrijk Canal
The Canal Kortrijk-Bossuit is a canal in westhern Belgium, which connects the city of Kortrijk to village of Bossuit. It forms a direct link between the river Leie and the river Scheldt.
Located at 50.49 3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Courrières mine disaster
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners (including many children) in Northern France on 10 March 1906. This disaster was surpassed only by the Benxihu Colliery accident in China on April 26, 1942, which killed 1,549 miners.
Located at 50.42 2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Douai Renault Factory
The Douai Renault factory is a car plant belonging to the Renault Group, opened in 1970 at Douai in the industrial basin of the Pas-de-Calais department, not far from Lille (Rijsel). Construction of the plant received a go-ahead in 1968, with a formal announcement of the project coming a year later. Douai was chosen because it was well located at the heart of the industrial centre of gravity of the EEC with excellent road links to major industry and population centres.
Located at 50.36 3.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
École des Mines de Douai
The École des Mines de Douai also called "École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Douai (Mines Douai)" (ENSMD) is a French National Graduate School of Engineering located in the city of Douai, close to Lille, North of France. Founded in 1878, the institute was originally a vocational school providing for the training needs of skilled workers "Maîtres-mineurs" for the coal mining industry. In the 1960s, it awarded its first engineering degree.
Located at 50.38 3.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
University of Douai
The University of Douai is a former university in Douai, France. With a Middle Ages heritage of scholar activities in Douai, the university was established in 1559 and lectures started in 1562. It closed from 1795 to 1808. In 1887, it was transferred as University of Lille 27 km away from Douai. From mid-16th century onwards, the university of Douai had European-wide influence as a prominent center of neo-Latin literature, contributing also to the dissemination of printed knowledge.
Located at 50.38 3.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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