Douai

commune in Nord, France
Organization commune_of_france Q193826
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Douai

Summary

Douai is a commune of France[1]. Douai ranks in the top 0.49% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #151 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Douai is located in communauté d'agglomération du Douaisis[3].
  • Douai is located in arrondissement of Douai[4].
  • Douai is located in Nord[5].
  • Douai is in the country of France[6].
  • Douai's head of government is recorded as Frédéric Chéreau[7].
  • Douai's image is recorded as La Fontaine de la Place d'Armes de Douai.jpg[8].
  • Douai's instance of is recorded as commune of France[9].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Roost-Warendin[10].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Sin-le-Noble[11].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Waziers[12].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Anhiers[13].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Cuincy[14].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Flers-en-Escrebieux[15].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Lallaing[16].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Lambres-lez-Douai[17].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Lauwin-Planque[18].
  • Douai's shares border with is recorded as Râches[19].
  • Douai's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Vide Moderne 3D.svg[20].
  • Douai's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Vide 3D.svg[21].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as London Borough of Harrow[22].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Recklinghausen[23].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kenosha[24].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dédougou[25].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Puławy[26].
  • Douai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seraing[27].

Body

Identity

Douai's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Douai'}[28].

Why It Matters

Douai ranks in the top 0.49% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #151 of 31,031).[2] Douai has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Douai is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Q97496871. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ville-douai.fr. ville-douai.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.88'}
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    Capital of Nord, arrondissement of Douai, canton of Douai-Nord +4
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