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Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque

Coordinates: 51°02′N 2°23′E / 51.03°N 2.38°E / 51.03; 2.38
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Dunkerque
Location within the Nord department (orange)
Location within the Nord department (orange)
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
No. of communes17
Established1968
SeatDunkirk
Area
299.89 km2 (115.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
195,917
 • Density653/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Websitewww.communaute-urbaine-dunkerque.fr

The Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque (English: Dunkirk Urban Community) is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Dunkirk. It is located in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in October 1968.[1] Its area is 299.9 km2. Its population was 195,917 in 2018, of which 86,865 in Dunkirk proper.[2]

Composition

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The communauté urbaine consists of the following 17 communes:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b CU de Dunkerque (N° SIREN : 245900428), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ INSEE

51°02′N 2°23′E / 51.03°N 2.38°E / 51.03; 2.38