  An automated search for star clusters close to the Galactic plane (|b| < 5
deg) was carried out on the Point Source Catalogue of the DENIS survey. 44% of
the Galactic plane have been observed and calibrated. The method allowed to
retrieve 22 known star clusters and to identify two new ones, not published yet
although previously presented in the 2MASS web site as embedded clusters in HII
regions. Extinction in the field and in front of the clusters are estimated
using a model of population synthesis. We present the method and give the
properties of these clusters.
