Communauté Urbaine De Dunkerque
The Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque () is the ''communauté urbaine'', an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, city of Dunkirk. It is located in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department, in the Hauts-de-France regions of France, region, northern France. It was created in October 1968.CU de Dunkerque (N° SIREN : 245900428)
BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024. Its area is 299.9 km². Its population was 195,917 in 2018, of which 86,865 in Dunkirk proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. 5 April 2022.
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Dunkirk
Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279. Etymology and language use The name of Dunkirk derives from West Flemish 'dune' or 'dun (fortification), 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 was later renamed Oostduinkerke(n) in order to avoid confusion. Until the middle of the 20th century, French Flemish (the local variety of Dutch language, Dutch) was commonly spoken. History Middle Ages A fishing village arose late in the tenth century, in the originally flooded coastal area of the English Channel south of the Western Scheldt, when the area was held by the County of Flanders, Counts of Flanders, va ...
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Craywick
Craywick (; French Flemish: Craeywyck and Dutch: Kraaiwijk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry One of the very few places in France with an English name. Gallery See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Zuydcoote
Zuydcoote (; West Flemish and ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Population Gallery Zuydcoote - Eglise Saint-Nicolas 2.jpg, Saint-Nicolas church Zuydcoote Military Cemetery 4.JPG, Zuydcoote Military Cemetery Dune fossile de Ghyvelde 01.JPG, Dune fossile de Ghyvelde File:Zuydcoote.JPG, Zuydcoote Beach File:Zuydcoote Beach 37.jpg, Shipwreck of on the Zuydcoote beach. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Téteghem and Coudekerque-Village.Arrêté préfectoral
30 November 2015

Population

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.

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Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the follow ...
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Spycker
Spycker (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12–14, 1944." ''Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa
Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa (, literally ''Saint-Georges on the Aa''; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Leffrinckoucke
Leffrinckoucke (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry Population Twin towns Leffrinckoucke is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Węgorzewo in Poland In popular culture The end scenes of the film ''Rosalie Blum'' were filmed at Leffrinckoucke in May 2015. See also *Communes of the Nord department References

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Gravelines
Gravelines ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa (France), Aa southwest of Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As it was on the western borders of Habsburg Spain, Spanish territory in Flanders it became heavily fortified, some of which remains. There is a market in the town square (Place Charles Valentin) on Fridays. The "Arsenal" approached from the town square is home to an extensive and carefully displayed art collection. There are modern bronze statues in the grounds. The town is also home to French basketball club BCM Gravelines. The Gravelines Belfry is one of 56 belfries of Belgium and France that is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of its architecture and importance in the history of municipal power in the region. Histor ...
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Grand-Fort-Philippe
Grand-Fort-Philippe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History The commune of Grand-Fort-Philippe was created in 1884, but the town had existed for a long time before that. Heraldry Demography At the creation of the commune, in 1884, the population was of 2,641 inhabitants. In 1990, they were 6,477 inhabitants, and in 2006, 5,582. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the 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. History In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and included in Grande-Synthe. Heraldry Population Politics Presidential Elections 2nd Round International relations Grande-Synthe is twinned with: * Suwałki in Poland Personalities * Remy Vercoutre, footballer *Lucas Pouille, tennis player Transport * Gare de Grande-Synthe railway station. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde (; , ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/ A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.Arrêté préfectoral
30 November 2015

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File:Ghyvelde - Town hall 1.jpg, Town hall File:Ghyvelde - Eglise Saint-Vincent 2.jpg, Saint-Vincent church

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