Grand-Fort-Philippe

Grand-Fort-Philippe
Grand-Fort-Philippe
	Commune
	The calvary in Grand-Fort-Philippe
	Coat of arms
	Location of Grand-Fort-Philippe
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	Coordinates: 50°59′N 2°07′E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Grande-Synthe
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Sony Clinquart
Area 1	3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	5,048
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59272 /59153
Elevation	3–10 m (9.8–32.8 ft) ; (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grand-Fort-Philippe (Dutch: Groot-Filipsfort) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

History

The commune of Grand-Fort-Philippe was created in 1884, but the town had existed for a long time before that.

Arms of Grand-Fort-Philippe	The arms of Grand-Fort-Philippe are blazoned : Or, a lion sable, within a bordure Or. The shield over an anchor sable (?)

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.

	Candidate	Party	%
2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	64.10
2012	François Hollande	PS	59.87
2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	52.51
2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	71.86

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