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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Grande-Synthe Groot-Sinten
Commune
The town hall in Grande-SyntheThe town hall in Grande-Synthe
Coat of arms of Grande-SyntheCoat of arms
Location of Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe is located in FranceGrande-SyntheGrande-SyntheShow map of FranceGrande-Synthe is located in Hauts-de-FranceGrande-SyntheGrande-SyntheShow map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E / 51.0139°N 2.3028°E / 51.0139; 2.3028
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCU de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Beyaert
Area21.44 km (8.28 sq mi)
Population20,347
 • Density950/km (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59271 /59760
Elevation2 m (6.6 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

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

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



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 482—    
1800 451−0.95%
1806 512+2.14%
1821 598+1.04%
1831 1,000+5.28%
1836 1,108+2.07%
1841 1,170+1.09%
1846 1,260+1.49%
1851 1,292+0.50%
1856 1,510+3.17%
1861 1,572+0.81%
1866 1,739+2.04%
1872 724−13.59%
1876 753+0.99%
1881 782+0.76%
1886 821+0.98%
1891 887+1.56%
1896 936+1.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 981+0.94%
1906 1,019+0.76%
1911 1,044+0.49%
1921 1,175+1.19%
1926 1,342+2.69%
1931 1,333−0.13%
1936 1,404+1.04%
1946 916−4.18%
1954 1,551+6.80%
1962 2,875+8.02%
1968 12,559+27.86%
1975 24,250+9.86%
1982 26,231+1.13%
1990 24,362−0.92%
1999 23,247−0.52%
2007 21,428−1.01%
2012 21,166−0.25%
2017 22,966+1.65%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election Candidate Party %
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

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Grande-Synthe is twinned with:

Personalities

Transport

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Grande-Synthe, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Résultats élections Grande-Synthe (59760)". Le Monde.

External links

Communes of the Nord department


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