Dunkirk

Summary

Dunkirk is a commune of France^[1]. Dunkirk ranks in the top 0.074% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month, #23 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dunkirk is located in Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque^[3].
• Dunkirk is located in canton of Dunkerque-Est^[4].
• Dunkirk is located in canton of Dunkerque-Ouest^[5].
• Dunkirk is located in Nord^[6].
• Dunkirk is located in arrondissement of Dunkirk^[7].
• Dunkirk is in the country of France^[8].
• Dunkirk's head of government is recorded as Patrice Vergriete^[9].
• Dunkirk's image is recorded as Dunkerquepaysage2.png^[10].
• Dunkirk's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[11].
• Dunkirk's flag image is recorded as Flag of Dunkirk.svg^[12].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Coudekerque-Branche^[13].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Spycker^[14].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village^[15].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Armbouts-Cappel^[16].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Cappelle-la-Grande^[17].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Grande-Synthe^[18].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Leffrinckoucke^[19].
• Dunkirk's shares border with is recorded as Loon-Plage^[20].
• Dunkirk's coat of arms image is recorded as Greater Coat of Arms of Dunkerque.svg^[21].
• Dunkirk's follows is recorded as Dunkerque^[22].
• Dunkirk's flag is recorded as flag of Dunkirk^[23].
• Dunkirk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Krefeld^[24].
• Dunkirk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Middlesbrough^[25].
• Dunkirk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liberec^[26].
• Dunkirk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ramat HaSharon^[27].

Body

Founding

+2010-12-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dunkirk^[28].

Identity

Dunkirk's follows is recorded as Dunkerque^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dunkirk include Calais–Dunkerque Airport^[29], an aerodrome^[30], in France^[31] and MS Dunkerque Seaways^[32], a ferry^[33].

Why It Matters

Dunkirk ranks in the top 0.074% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month, #23 of 31,031).^[2] Dunkirk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Dunkirk is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Dunkirk include Calais–Dunkerque Airport^[29], an aerodrome^[30], in France^[31] and MS Dunkerque Seaways^[32], a ferry^[33].