Douains
| Douains | ||
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Chateau of Brécourt | ||
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  Douains | ||
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Douains | ||
| Coordinates: 49°02′27″N 1°25′47″E / 49.0408°N 1.4297°ECoordinates: 49°02′27″N 1°25′47″E / 49.0408°N 1.4297°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Upper Normandy | |
| Department | Eure | |
| Arrondissement | Évreux | |
| Canton | Vernon-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Portes de l'Eure | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nicole Nuyens | |
| Area1 | 11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 464 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27203 / 27120 | |
| Elevation |
97–148 m (318–486 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Douains is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France, six kilometres from Vernon.
Douains is the home of the animal cemetery Les Jardins du Souvenir, which was founded in 1999 with about 400 tombs.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 229 | — |
| 1968 | 261 | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 233 | −10.7% |
| 1982 | 298 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 346 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 465 | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 464 | −0.2% |
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Douains. |
- (French) Les jardins du souvenir
