Arrondissement of Dunkirk

The **arrondissement of Dunkirk** is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Dunkirk.

## History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the _arrondissement_ of Dunkirk, as _arrondissement_ of Bergues, was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Dunkirk is the most northern of the _arrondissements_ of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the east, the Lille _arrondissement_ to the southeast and the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west. The North Sea is to the north of the _arrondissement_.

The _arrondissement_ of Dunkirk is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department with an area of . It has a population of 378,499 inhabitants for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

The cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Dunkirk are:

- Bailleul <small>(5908)</small>
- Coudekerque-Branche <small>(5912)</small>
- Dunkerque-1 <small>(5916)</small>
- Dunkerque-2 <small>(5917)</small>
- Grande-Synthe <small>(5920)</small>
- Hazebrouck <small>(5921)</small>
- Wormhout <small>(5941)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Dunkirk has 111 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Armbouts-Cappel <small>(59016)</small>
1. Arnèke <small>(59018)</small>
1. Bailleul <small>(59043)</small>
1. Bambecque <small>(59046)</small>
1. Bavinchove <small>(59054)</small>
1. Bergues <small>(59067)</small>
1. Berthen <small>(59073)</small>
1. Bierne <small>(59082)</small>
1. Bissezeele <small>(59083)</small>
1. Blaringhem <small>(59084)</small>
1. Boeschepe <small>(59086)</small>
1. Boëseghem <small>(59087)</small>
1. Bollezeele <small>(59089)</small>
1. Borre <small>(59091)</small>
1. Bourbourg <small>(59094)</small>
1. Bray-Dunes <small>(59107)</small>
1. Brouckerque <small>(59110)</small>
1. Broxeele <small>(59111)</small>
1. Buysscheure <small>(59119)</small>
1. Caëstre <small>(59120)</small>
1. Cappelle-Brouck <small>(59130)</small>
1. Cappelle-la-Grande <small>(59131)</small>
1. Cassel <small>(59135)</small>
1. Coudekerque-Branche <small>(59155)</small>
1. Craywick <small>(59159)</small>
1. Crochte <small>(59162)</small>
1. Le Doulieu <small>(59180)</small>
1. Drincham <small>(59182)</small>
1. Dunkerque <small>(59183)</small>
1. Ebblinghem <small>(59184)</small>
1. Eecke <small>(59189)</small>
1. Eringhem <small>(59200)</small>
1. Esquelbecq <small>(59210)</small>
1. Estaires <small>(59212)</small>
1. Flêtre <small>(59237)</small>
1. Ghyvelde <small>(59260)</small>
1. Godewaersvelde <small>(59262)</small>
1. La Gorgue <small>(59268)</small>
1. Grand-Fort-Philippe <small>(59272)</small>
1. Grande-Synthe <small>(59271)</small>
1. Gravelines <small>(59273)</small>
1. Hardifort <small>(59282)</small>
1. Haverskerque <small>(59293)</small>
1. Hazebrouck <small>(59295)</small>
1. Herzeele <small>(59305)</small>
1. Holque <small>(59307)</small>
1. Hondeghem <small>(59308)</small>
1. Hondschoote <small>(59309)</small>
1. Houtkerque <small>(59318)</small>
1. Hoymille <small>(59319)</small>
1. Killem <small>(59326)</small>
1. Lederzeele <small>(59337)</small>
1. Ledringhem <small>(59338)</small>
1. Leffrinckoucke <small>(59340)</small>
1. Looberghe <small>(59358)</small>
1. Loon-Plage <small>(59359)</small>
1. Lynde <small>(59366)</small>
1. Merckeghem <small>(59397)</small>
1. Merris <small>(59399)</small>
1. Merville <small>(59400)</small>
1. Méteren <small>(59401)</small>
1. Millam <small>(59402)</small>
1. Morbecque <small>(59416)</small>
1. Neuf-Berquin <small>(59423)</small>
1. Nieppe <small>(59431)</small>
1. Nieurlet <small>(59433)</small>
1. Noordpeene <small>(59436)</small>
1. Ochtezeele <small>(59443)</small>
1. Oost-Cappel <small>(59448)</small>
1. Oudezeele <small>(59453)</small>
1. Oxelaëre <small>(59454)</small>
1. Pitgam <small>(59463)</small>
1. Pradelles <small>(59469)</small>
1. Quaëdypre <small>(59478)</small>
1. Renescure <small>(59497)</small>
1. Rexpoëde <small>(59499)</small>
1. Rubrouck <small>(59516)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa <small>(59532)</small>
1. Sainte-Marie-Cappel <small>(59536)</small>
1. Saint-Jans-Cappel <small>(59535)</small>
1. Saint-Momelin <small>(59538)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-Brouck <small>(59539)</small>
1. Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel <small>(59546)</small>
1. Sercus <small>(59568)</small>
1. Socx <small>(59570)</small>
1. Spycker <small>(59576)</small>
1. Staple <small>(59577)</small>
1. Steenbecque <small>(59578)</small>
1. Steene <small>(59579)</small>
1. Steenvoorde <small>(59580)</small>
1. Steenwerck <small>(59581)</small>
1. Strazeele <small>(59582)</small>
1. Terdeghem <small>(59587)</small>
1. Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village <small>(59588)</small>
1. Thiennes <small>(59590)</small>
1. Uxem <small>(59605)</small>
1. Vieux-Berquin <small>(59615)</small>
1. Volckerinckhove <small>(59628)</small>
1. Wallon-Cappel <small>(59634)</small>
1. Warhem <small>(59641)</small>
1. Watten <small>(59647)</small>
1. Wemaers-Cappel <small>(59655)</small>
1. West-Cappel <small>(59657)</small>
1. Winnezeele <small>(59662)</small>
1. Wormhout <small>(59663)</small>
1. Wulverdinghe <small>(59664)</small>
1. Wylder <small>(59665)</small>
1. Zegerscappel <small>(59666)</small>
1. Zermezeele <small>(59667)</small>
1. Zuydcoote <small>(59668)</small>
1. Zuytpeene <small>(59669)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|59183|Dunkerque|89,160|Dunkerque-1, Dunkerque-2, Grande-Synthe || CU de Dunkerque||
|59271|Grande-Synthe|23,406|Grande-Synthe|CU de Dunkerque|
|59295|Hazebrouck|21,708|Hazebrouck|Flandre Intérieure|
|59155|Coudekerque-Branche|21,685|Coudekerque-Branche|CU de Dunkerque|
|59043|Bailleul|14,439|Bailleul|Flandre Intérieure|
|59273|Gravelines|11,513|Grande-Synthe|CU de Dunkerque|
|59400|Merville|9,835|Hazebrouck|Flandre Lys|
|59588|Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village|8,143|Coudekerque-Branche|CU de Dunkerque|
|59131|Cappelle-la-Grande|7,874|Coudekerque-Branche|CU de Dunkerque|
|59431|Nieppe|7,396|Bailleul|Flandre Intérieure|
|59094|Bourbourg|7,069|Grande-Synthe|CU de Dunkerque|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Nord department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Dunkirk
- **insee**: 594
- **nbcomm**: 151
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Dunkirk
- **area**: 1442.7
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Dunkerque 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Hauts-de-France