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Loon-Plage
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Loon-Plage (; ) is a commune and major port in the Nord department in northern France. It serves as the main passenger port for the city of Dunkirk for ferries for England.
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Loon-Plage is a commune in the Nord department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It is part of the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Gravelines, while also belonging to the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. The municipality borders Dunkirk, Gravelines, Brouckerque, and Craywick. Its official name is Loon-Plage, with Loon listed as an alternative designation.
The commune covers an area of 35.67 square kilometers and has an elevation of 25 meters above sea level. According to available data, the population is 6,314, comprising 3,044 males and 3,149 females. Another source cites a population of 6,640. The postal code for the area is 59279.
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Place details
- Locality
- Loon-Plage
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,640
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Loon-Plage
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Loon-PlagerueGP.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view within Loon-Plage
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Loon-Plage (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Grande-Synthe
- French commune.INSEE
- 59359
- French commune.postal code
- 59279
- French commune.mayor
- Éric Rommel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Dunkerque
- French commune.elevation m
- 5
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 25
- French commune.area km2
- 35.67
- French commune.demonym
- Loonois(es)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Population
- History
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Loon-Plage (; ) is a commune and major port in the Nord department in northern France. It serves as the main passenger port for the city of Dunkirk for ferries for England.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loon-Plage” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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