Dunkirk
Dunkirk
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The Hôtel de Ville and port | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Dunkirk | |
Dunkirk Dunkirk | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′18″N 2°22′39″E / 51.0383°N 2.377500°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2 Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Patrice Vergriete[1] (DVG) |
Area 1 | 43.89 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 87,013 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Dunkirkers (en), Dunkerquois (fr) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59183 /59140, 59240, 59640 |
| Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dunkirk (UK: /dʌnˈkɜːrk/ dun-KURK; US: /ˈdʌnkɜːrk/ DUN-kurk;[3][4] French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ⓘ; Picard: Dunkèke; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France.[5] It lies on the North Sea, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ Commune de Dunkerque (59183), INSEE