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Grande-Synthe
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Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.
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Grande-Synthe is a commune in France, situated in the Nord department within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Grande-Synthe and is part of the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. The town borders Dunkirk, Spycker, Armbouts-Cappel, and Brouckerque, and is located near the North Sea. Its postal code is 59760, and it lies at an elevation of 17 meters above sea level.
The area of Grande-Synthe is 21.44 square kilometers. The population is recorded as 23,634, comprising 11,759 males and 11,207 females. The town is twinned with Suwałki.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Grande-Synthe is referenced by 702 other articles, and connects out to Nord, arrondissement of Dunkirk and France.
Vinony files it under Communes of Nord (French department), French Flanders and Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grande-Synthe
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Population
- 23,213
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Grande-Synthe
- French commune.native name
- Groot-Sinten
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Grande Synthe Mairie actuelle.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Grande-Synthe
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Grande-Synthe (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Grande-Synthe
- French commune.INSEE
- 59271
- French commune.postal code
- 59760
- French commune.mayor
- Martial Beyaert
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU de Dunkerque
- French commune.elevation m
- 2
- French commune.area km2
- 21.44
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Grande-Synthe
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Nord
- Population
- 20347
- Area
- 21.44
- Elevation
- 4
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- North Sea
- Shares border with
- Brouckerque
- Official website
- www.ville-grande-synthe.fr
- Image
- Grande Synthe Mairie actuelle.jpg
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- Commons category
- Grande-Synthe
- postal code
- 59760
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Grande-Synthe
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Grande-Synthe
- associated electoral district
- canton of Grande-Synthe
- male population
- 11759
- female population
- 11207
- P8168
- Claude Goretta
- twinned administrative body
- Suwałki
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-62-77-00
- fax number
- +33-3-28-27-70-00
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- History
- Heraldry
- Population
- Politics
- Presidential Elections 2nd Round
- International relations
- Personalities
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grande-Synthe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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