Grande-Synthe
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Commune of Grande-Synthe |
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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 | Damien Carème (PS) (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 2 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 21.44 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
23,247 |
| - Density | 1,084/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59271/ 59760 |
| 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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Grande-Synthe is a commune of the Nord département and Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west.
[edit] History
In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and included into Grande-Synthe.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Grande-Synthe website (in French)
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