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Dunkirk

Also known as Dünkirchen, Dunkerque, Duinkerke, Dune-Libre

Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard: Dunkèke; ; or ) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.

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Dunkirk is a major port city located in northern France on the North Sea, near the Belgian border, with a population of about 86,000 people. It is home to France's third-largest harbor, making it an important center for maritime commerce and trade.

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Place details

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

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dunkerque
Population: 86263
Area: 43.89
Elevation: 5
Official website: www.ville-dunkerque.fr
Image: Dunkerquepaysage2.png

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postal code: 59279
Commons category: Dunkerque
Commons gallery: Dunkerque
native label: Duinkerken
male population: 41767
female population: 45586
social media followers: 6216
P8168: Friedrich Klausing
inception: 2010-12-09
P12749: Cologne Central Station

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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

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Contents

Etymology and language use
History
Middle Ages
Corsair base
Dunkirk in World War I
Dunkirk in World War II
Evacuation
Liberation
Postwar Dunkirk
Population
Politics
Presidential elections second round
Heraldry
Administration
Economy
Cuisine
Prototype metre
Tourist attractions
Transport
Sports
Notable residents
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Friendship links
Climate
See also
References
External links

==Etymology and language use== The name of Dunkirk derives from West Flemish 'dune' or 'dun' and 'church', thus 'church in the dunes'. A smaller town 25 km (15 miles) farther up the Flemish coast originally shared the same name, but it was later renamed Oostduinkerke ('East Dunkirk') in order to avoid confusion.