Grande-Synthe
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E / 51.0139°N 2.3028°ECoordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E / 51.0139°N 2.3028°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe | |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque grand littoral | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Damien Carème | |
| Area1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 23,247 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59271 / 59760 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Grande-Synthe (West Flemish: Groot-Sintn) 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.
In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and included in Grande-Synthe.
Grande-Synthe is twinned with:
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