Dunkirk
Dunkerque | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Dunkirk Town Hall and port | |
 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 | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Dunkerque-1 and 2, Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrice Vergriete |
| Area 1 | 43.89 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 90,995 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| 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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dunkirk (French: Dunkerque, pronounced /dœ̃kɛʀk/ or /dɛ̃kɛʀk/; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a harbour city in the northernmost part of France, 10 km (6 mi) from the Belgian border.
The population of the whole metropolitan area was of 265,974 at the 1999 census.
Until the middle of the 20th century the city was in the Dutch language area; today the local Dutch dialect still can be heard but has largely given way to French.
