Grande-Synthe

Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe; Groot-Sintn
	Commune
	The town hall in Grande-Synthe
	Coat of arms
	Location of Grande-Synthe
	Grande-Synthe Grande-Synthe
	Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Grande-Synthe
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Damien Carême
Area 1	21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	22,966
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59271 /59760
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grande-Synthe (West Flemish: Groot-Sintn) is a commune in the Nord department in the 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 in Grande-Synthe.

Arms of Grande-Synthe	The arms of Grande-Synthe are blazoned : Azure, a fleur de lys Or, and on a chief argent a lion passant sable.

	Candidate	Party	%
2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	54.31
2012	François Hollande	PS	70.86
2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	63.46
2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	72.86

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