Dunkerque travel guide
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Visit Dunkerque: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Dunkerque is situated in the Nord department (Nord-Pas-de-Calais region) in the north-east of France at 66 km from Lille, the department capital. (General information: Dunkerque is 239 km from Paris and 34 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Omer at 30 km from Dunkerque
Popular places to visit near Dunkerque: these include Saint-Omer at 30 km and at km. Grande-Synthe is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 2km and Bergues is a listed 'recommended detour' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Dunkerque: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Dunkerque, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Dunkerque and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Dunkerque
- 'Remarkable gardens': La ferme du mont des Récollets (26km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Grande-Synthe (2km) : Loon-Plage (8km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Omer (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Bergues (8km) : Gravelines (15km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Dunkerque & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Dunkerque
Canton: Dunkerque
Arrondissement: Dunkerque
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Postcode: 59140
Distance to Dunkerque
from Lille: 66 km
from Paris: 239 km
from Calais: 34 km
from Nice: 893 km
from Bordeaux: 720 km
from Strasbourg: 473 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Dunkerque (within 6 km): Armbouts-Cappel : Bierne : Cappelle-la-Grande : Coudekerque-Branche : Fort-Mardyck : Grande-Synthe : Saint-Pol-sur-Mer : Spycker :
Dunkerque holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Dunkerque