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Dourges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.GeographyAn ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 8mi east of Lens, at junction 17 of the A21 and the A1 autoroutes. The canalized Deule river 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.