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Duinkerke

Also known as Dünkirchen, Dunkerque, Dune-Libre

gemeente in het Noorderdepartement, Frankrijk

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Dunkirk is a commune of France located in the Nord department within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Dunkirk, the canton of Dunkerque-Est, the canton of Dunkerque-Ouest, and the canton of Dunkerque-2. The town shares borders with Téteghem, Coudekerque-Branche, Spycker, and Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village. It replaced Rosendaël, Petite-Synthe, Mardyck, and Fort-Mardyck.

The population is recorded as 89,882 or 86,263. Its area is 43.89, with an elevation of 17, 5, or 8 above sea level. The postal codes are 59140, 59240, 59430, and 59640. Patrice Vergriete is the head of government. The native labels are Dunkerque, Duunkerke, and Duinkerken. It is twinned with Krefeld, Middlesbrough, Liberec, and Ramat HaSharon.

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Place details

Locality: Dunkerque
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 86,263
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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PM10: 9.7 µg/m³

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Key facts

French commune.name: Dunkirk
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image: Dunkerque hotel de ville vu port.jpg
French commune.caption: The Hôtel de Ville and port
French commune.image flag: Flag of Dunkirk.svg
French commune.image coat of arms: Greater Coat of Arms of Dunkerque.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Dunkerque
French commune.canton: Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2 Grande-Synthe
French commune.INSEE: 59183
French commune.postal code: 59140, 59240, 59640
French commune.mayor: Patrice Vergriete
French commune.term: 2024–2026
French commune.party: DVG
French commune.demonym: Dunkirkers (en),Dunkerquois (fr)
French commune.intercommunality: Dunkerque
French commune.elevation m: 4
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 17

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Travel guide

Understand

The name Dunkirk comes from the Dutch language "Church of the Dunes".

Dunkirk has the third-largest harbour in France, after those of Le Havre and Marseille. As an industrial city, it depends heavily on the steel, food processing, oil-refining, ship-building and chemical industries.

Get around

The public buses are free of charge since September 2018.

See

thumb|Façade of Saint-Éloi Church

Do

"Une Digue": take a walk on the Malo-les-Bains dike, between beach and "turn of the century" villas while eating an ice cream. On Saturday evening, take a stroll on the seawall: the atmosphere is in the bars. Football: USL Dunkerque were promoted in 2023 and play soccer in Ligue 2, the second tier. Their home ground Stade Marcel-Tribut (capacity 5000) is on the east river bank, about 1 km east of town centre.

Eat

The cuisine of Dunkirk closely resembles Flemish cuisine; perhaps one of the best known dishes is coq à la bière – chicken in a creamy beer sauce. Another typical dish is the Potjevleesch, a dish of white meat (veal, pork, rabbit, chicken) cooked and preserved in jelly flavoured with juniper berries.

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Article · Nederlands

Duinkerke (foutief ook wel Duinkerken; Frans-Vlaams: Duunkerke, Frans: Dunkerque, Duits: Dünkirchen) is een stad in Frankrijk, in de regio Hauts-de-France, aan de grens met België. De gemeente telde 86.279 inwoners op 1 januari 2019. Duinkerke is een onderprefectuur van het Noorderdepartement (Département du Nord) en de hoofdplaats van het gelijknamige arrondissement, dat ongeveer overeenkomt met de Franse Westhoek. Duinkerke ligt aan de Noordzee (tussen de Opaalkust en de Vlaamse Duinenkust); de haven is de op twee na grootste van Frankrijk, na die van Marseille en Le Havre. Per jaar wordt tussen de 40 en 50 miljoen ton lading in de haven overgeslagen. De stedelijke agglomeratie Duinkerke, die ook de gemeenten Groot-Sinten (Grande-Synthe), Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nieuw-Koudekerke (Coudekerque-Branche), Leffrinkhoeke (Leffrinckoucke), Kapelle (Cappelle-la-Grande) en Fort-Mardijk (Fort-Mardyck) omvat, telt 265 974 inwoners. Duinkerke is dan ook een belangrijk centrum voor de hele regio, tot zelfs in België.

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