Douvrin

Douvrin

Doverin
Douvrin Doverin
Commune
	The town hall of Douvrin
	Coat of arms
	Location of Douvrin
	Douvrin Douvrin
	Coordinates: 50°30′38″N 2°49′56″E / 50.5106°N 2.8322°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Dupont
Area 1	9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,795
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62276 /62138
Elevation	19–32 m (62–105 ft) ; (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Douvrin (French pronunciation: [duvʁɛ̃]; West Flemish: Doverin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Douvrin is an ex-coalmining town some 10 miles (16 km) east of Béthune and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D165, the D163 and the N47 roads. Since the mid-1960s, farming and light industry have replaced coal mining as the principle occupations.

History

First recorded in the eleventh century, the town has been known by several variations of the name: Doverin (in 1098), Dovring (in 1120), Dovrin (in 1149), Dovrign (in 1218), Douvringnum (in 1229), Douvrin (in the fifteenth century) and also as Douvrain (in 1652).

The town suffered considerable damage during World War I.

Coal mining was the main livelihood here for around 100 years, from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1960s when the reserves became uneconomic. Since 1969, Française de Mécanique, part of PSA Peugeot Citroen has produced motor-car engines at the plant immediately north of the commune. Over 3,400 people work here, producing 7000 units a week.