Dunkirk

Dunkirk
Dunkerque (French)
Duunkerke (West Flemish)
The Hôtel de Ville and port
Location of Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Coordinates: 51°02′18″N 2°22′39″E / 51.0383°N 2.377500°E / 51.0383; 2.377500
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonDunkerque-1
Dunkerque-2
Grande-Synthe
IntercommunalityDunkerque
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Patrice Vergriete (DVG)
Area
1
43.89 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
87,013
  Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Dunkirkers (en),
Dunkerquois (fr)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59183 /59140, 59240, 59640
Elevation0–17 m (0–56 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
Websitewww.ville-dunkerque.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dunkirk (UK: /dʌnˈkɜːrk/ dun-KURK; US: /ˈdʌnkɜːrk/ DUN-kurk; French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ; Picard: Dunkèke; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.