Dunkirk
commune in Nord, France
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Summary
Dunkirk is a commune of France[1]. Dunkirk ranks in the top 0.074% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,108 views/month, #23 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque[3], canton of Dunkerque-Est[4], canton of Dunkerque-Ouest[5], Nord[6], arrondissement of Dunkirk[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Head of government: Patrice Vergriete[9]
- Shares border with: Coudekerque-Branche[10], Spycker[11], Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village[12], Armbouts-Cappel[13], Cappelle-la-Grande[14], Grande-Synthe[15], Leffrinckoucke[16], Loon-Plage[17]
- Follows: Dunkerque[18]
- Flag: flag of Dunkirk[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Krefeld[20], Middlesbrough[21], Liberec[22], Ramat HaSharon[23], Riga[24], Rostock[25], Gaza City[26]
- Postal code: 59140[27], 59240[28], 59430[29], 59640[30], 59279[31]
- Commons category: Dunkerque[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33], UTC+02:00[34]
- Archives at: Archives municipales de Dunkerque[35]
- Inception: December 9, 2010[36]
- Official website: https://www.ville-dunkerque.fr/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dunkirk[38]
- Commons gallery: Dunkerque[39]
- Population: 89,882[40], 89,160[41], 88,876[42], 89,485[43], 87,353[44], 86,865[45], 86,279[46], 86,545[47], 86,788[48], 87,013[49], 86,263[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Dunkirk[51]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Dunkirk[52]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[53], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[54], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[56], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[57], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[58]
- Replaces: Rosendaël[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dunkirk include Calais–Dunkerque Airport[60], an aerodrome[61], in France[62] and MS Dunkerque Seaways[63], a ferry[64].
Why It Matters
Dunkirk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Dunkirk is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Dunkirk include Calais–Dunkerque Airport[60], an aerodrome[61], in France[62] and MS Dunkerque Seaways[63], a ferry[64].