Grande-Synthe

Grande-Synthe (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d sɛ̃t]; West Flemish: Groot-Sinten) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.[3]

Grande-Synthe
Groot-Sinten
Commune
The town hall in Grande-Synthe
The town hall in Grande-Synthe
Coat of arms of Grande-Synthe
Coat of arms
Location of Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe is located in France
Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe is located in Hauts-de-France
Grande-Synthe
Grande-Synthe
Coordinates: 51°00′50″N 2°18′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCU de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Beyaert[1]
Area
1
21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,331
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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
Arms of 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.



Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 482—    
1800 451−0.95%
1806 512+2.14%
1821 598+1.04%
1831 1,000+5.28%
1836 1,108+2.07%
1841 1,170+1.09%
1846 1,260+1.49%
1851 1,292+0.50%
1856 1,510+3.17%
1861 1,572+0.81%
1866 1,739+2.04%
1872 724−13.59%
1876 753+0.99%
1881 782+0.76%
1886 821+0.98%
1891 887+1.56%
1896 936+1.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 981+0.94%
1906 1,019+0.76%
1911 1,044+0.49%
1921 1,175+1.19%
1926 1,342+2.69%
1931 1,333−0.13%
1936 1,404+1.04%
1946 916−4.18%
1954 1,551+6.80%
1962 2,875+8.02%
1968 12,559+27.86%
1975 24,250+9.86%
1982 26,231+1.13%
1990 24,362−0.92%
1999 23,247−0.52%
2007 21,428−1.01%
2012 21,166−0.25%
2017 22,966+1.65%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionCandidateParty%
2017[6] Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 54.31
2012 François Hollande PS 70.86
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 63.46
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 72.86

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Grande-Synthe is twinned with:

Personalities

Transport
  • Gare de Grande-Synthe railway station.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Grande-Synthe, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Résultats élections Grande-Synthe (59760)". Le Monde.
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