Grand-Fort-Philippe
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Grand-Fort-Philippe
|commune status = Commune
|image = Calvaire des marins de Grand-Fort-Philippe, Gravelines-7830.jpg
|caption = The calvary in Grand-Fort-Philippe
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Grand-Fort-Philippe (59) Nord-France.svg
|arrondissement = Dunkirk
|canton = Grande-Synthe
|INSEE = 59272
|postal code = 59153
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CU Dunkerque
|coordinates = {{coord|50.99|2.11|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 5
|elevation min m = 3
|elevation max m = 10
|area km2 = 3.13
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Grand-Fort-Philippe ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁɑ̃ fɔʁ filip}}; {{langx|nl|Groot-Fort-Filips}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59272-grand-fort-philippe INSEE commune file]
History
The commune of Grand-Fort-Philippe was created in 1884, but the town had existed for a long time before that.
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason de la ville de Grand-Fort-Philippe (59) Nord-France.svg
|legend1=Arms of Grand-Fort-Philippe
|text=The arms of Grand-Fort-Philippe is blazoned :
Or, a lion sable, within a bordure Gules. The shield over an anchor sable
}}
Demography
At the creation of the commune, in 1884, the population was of 2,641 inhabitants. In 1990, they were 6,477 inhabitants, and in 2006, 5,582.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59272#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |5394
|1975 |5880
|1982 |6611
|1990 |6477
|1999 |6078
|2007 |5606
|2012 |5320
|2017 |5048
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Nord communes}}
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{{DunkirkArrondissement-geo-stub}}