Dourges

Dourges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 8 mi east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune.

Places of interest

 * The church of St.Piat, dating from the twentieth century.
 * Traces of an old castle and an ancient farm.
 * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.