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]
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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 (2021)[2] | 20,331 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west.
In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and included in Grande-Synthe.
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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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
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 |
Grande-Synthe is twinned with: