Grande-Synthe
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Grande-Synthe
|native name = Groot-Sinten
|commune status = Commune
|image = Grande Synthe Mairie actuelle.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Grande-Synthe
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Grande-Synthe (59) Nord-France.svg
|arrondissement = Dunkerque
|canton = Grande-Synthe
|INSEE = 59271
|postal code = 59760
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CU de Dunkerque
|coordinates = {{coord|51.0139|2.3028|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 2
|elevation min m =
|elevation max m =
|area km2 = 21.44
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Grande-Synthe ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁɑ̃d sɛ̃t}}; {{langx|vls|Groot-Sinten}}) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59271-grande-synthe INSEE commune file]
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=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason de la ville de Grande-Synthe (59) Nord-France.svg
|legend1=Arms of Grande-Synthe
|text=The arms of Grande-Synthe are blazoned :
Azure, a fleur de lys Or, and on a chief argent a lion passant sable.
}}
Population
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|36955|Grande-Synthe}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59271#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |482
|1800 |451
|1806 |512
|1821 |598
|1831 |1000
|1836 |1108
|1841 |1170
|1846 |1260
|1851 |1292
|1856 |1510
|1861 |1572
|1866 |1739
|1872 |724
|1876 |753
|1881 |782
|1886 |821
|1891 |887
|1896 |936
|1901 |981
|1906 |1019
|1911 |1044
|1921 |1175
|1926 |1342
|1931 |1333
|1936 |1404
|1946 |916
|1954 |1551
|1962 |2875
|1968 |12559
|1975 |24250
|1982 |26231
|1990 |24362
|1999 |23247
|2007 |21428
|2012 |21166
|2017 |22966
}}
Politics
= Presidential Elections 2nd Round =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Candidate | Party | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|En Marche!}}" |
| 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/resultats-elections/grande-synthe-59271/|title=Résultats élections Grande-Synthe (59760)|publisher=Le Monde}} | 54.31 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |
| 2012 | PS | 70.86 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |
| 2007 | PS | 63.46 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rally for the Republic}}" |
| 2002 | RPR | 72.86 |
International relations
Personalities
- Remy Vercoutre, footballer
- Lucas Pouille, tennis player
Transport
- Gare de Grande-Synthe railway station.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.ville-grande-synthe.fr/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410063930/http://www.ville-grande-synthe.fr/ |date=10 April 2013 }}
- [http://www.si-grandesynthe.fr/ Grande-Synthe tourism website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119233109/https://www.si-grandesynthe.fr/ |date=19 January 2022 }} (in French, Dutch, and English)
{{Nord communes}}
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