Grande-Synthe

Grande-Synthe
Commune

Coat of arms
Grande-Synthe
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Grande-Synthe
Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E / 51.0139°N 2.3028°E / 51.0139; 2.3028Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E / 51.0139°N 2.3028°E / 51.0139; 2.3028
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Grande-Synthe
Intercommunality CU Dunkerque
Government
 • 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 UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Town hall of 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

 The arms of Grande-Synthe are blazoned :
Azure, a fleur de lys Or, and on a chief argent a lion passant sable.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionCandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 54.31
2012 François Hollande PS 70.86
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 63.46
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 72.86

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International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Grande-Synthe is twinned with:

Personalities

Transport

See also

References

Notes


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