Grande-Synthe

French commune|nomcommune=Grande-Synthe
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Nord | arrondissement=Dunkerque
canton=Grande-Synthe
insee=59271
cp=59760
maire=Damien Carème (PS)
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Dunkerque grand littoral
longitude=2.30277777778
latitude=51.0138888889
alt moy=2 m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=2,144
km²=21.44
sans=23,247
date-sans=1999
dens=1,084
date-dens=1999

Grande-Synthe is a commune of the Nord "département" and 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 into Grande-Synthe.

External links

* [http://www.ville-grande-synthe.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.grande-synthe.org Grande-Synthe website] (in French)