Doullens

Doullens
Town hall
Doullens
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Doullens
Coordinates: 50°09′27″N 2°20′29″E / 50.1575°N 2.3414°E / 50.1575; 2.3414Coordinates: 50°09′27″N 2°20′29″E / 50.1575°N 2.3414°E / 50.1575; 2.3414
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	Doullennais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2015)	Christian Vlaeminck
Area1	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	6,820
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80253 / 80600
Elevation	52–152 m (171–499 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Doullens is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Its inhabitants are called Doullennais and Doullennaises.

Doullens is situated on the N25 road, in the northern part of the department, straddling the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais. Doullens is practically mid-way on the intersection of these axes :

Sites and monuments include:

Infinita decus lilia mihi prestant

Church of St-Pierre

Notre-Dame church

Belfry and Tourist office

Interior of the Citadelle

Notre-Dame church seen from the Citadelle

Doullens belfry, in the 19th century

Information placard of the Citadelle

Summer Carnival in Doullens (2009)