Dunkirk (French:
Dunkerque,
pronounced: [dœ̃kɛʁk];
Dutch: Duinkerke(n)
[ˈdœynkɛrkə(n)] (
listen);
French Flemish: [ˈdyŋkarkə](
listen)) is a
commune in the
Nord
department in northern
France. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the
Belgian border. The population of the city (commune) at the
1999 census was 70,850 inhabitants (71,300 inhabitants as per
February 2004 estimates). The population of the metropolitan
area was 265,974 inhabitants as per the 1999 census.
listen);
French Flemish: [ˈdyŋkarkə](
listen)) is a
commune in the
Nord
department in northern
France. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the
Belgian border. The population of the city (commune) at the
1999 census was 70,850 inhabitants (71,300 inhabitants as per
February 2004 estimates). The population of the metropolitan
area was 265,974 inhabitants as per the 1999 census.