Fort-Mardyck
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Commune of Fort-Mardyck |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque grand littoral |
| Mayor | Roméo Ragazzo (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 2 m–9 m (avg. 4 m) |
| Land area¹ | 1.41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3,770 |
| - Density | 2,673/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59248/ 59430 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Fort-Mardyck (Dutch: Fort-Mardijk) is a French village and commune of the Nord department within the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
[edit] History
The fort of Mardyck was constructed in 1622 by architect Jean Gamel. It was built for the Spanish who ruled Flanders at the time. The fort was captured, lost, and captured again by the French between 1644 and 1658. It was until the Battle of the Dunes (June 14, 1658) that the fort came under the control of the English. After having bought Dunkirk and the fort of Mardyck from the English in 1662, King Louis XIV of France ordered that the fort be dismantled. On February 12, 1867, a French imperial decree established Fort-Mardyck as an independent municipality.
