Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe
Groot-Sinten | |
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The town hall in Grande-Synthe | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Grande-Synthe | |
Grande-Synthe Grande-Synthe | |
| Coordinates: 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 | CU de Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martial Beyaert[1] |
Area 1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 20,239 |
| • Density | 944.0/km2 (2,445/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59271 /59760 |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grande-Synthe (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d sɛ̃t]; West Flemish: Groot-Sinten) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.[3]
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
| The arms of Grande-Synthe are blazoned : Azure, a fleur de lys Or, and on a chief argent a lion passant sable.
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Population
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Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
| Election | Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017[6] | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 54.31 | |
| 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 70.86 | |
| 2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 63.46 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 72.86 | |
International relations
Grande-Synthe is twinned with:
Personalities
- Remy Vercoutre, footballer
- Lucas Pouille, tennis player
Transport
- Gare de Grande-Synthe railway station.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Grande-Synthe, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Résultats élections Grande-Synthe (59760)". Le Monde.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grande-Synthe.
- Official website Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Grande-Synthe tourism website Archived 19 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in French, Dutch, and English)