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Grande-Synthe Destination Guide

Discover Grande-Synthe in France

Grande-Synthe in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 23,213 habitants is a town located in France - some 149 mi or ( 240 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Grande-Synthe

Local time in Grande-Synthe is now 01:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Valenciennes. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Grande-Synthe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Darkorbit Moi et Mon frèro

9:12 min by miniGENKY
Views: 57642 Rating: 4.74

Dj Raaban - Can you feel il! Dj Raaban - Drop the base Dj Splash - Trip To Paradise ..

M/T Caroline Wonsild... Pilot on board at Dunkerque by helicopter

1:10 min by sandro16v
Views: 1090 Rating: 5.00

Imbarco pilota a Dunkerque (Francia) con elicottero... ..


Honda Goldwing meeting Dunkerque 2012 Goldwing club des pays du nord FGWCF

8:17 min by Fred Usl
Views: 1080 Rating: 5.00

Honda Goldwing meeting Dunkerque 2012 fgwcf.org Goldwing club des pays du nord FGWCF ..

Dover Ferry Crossing Dover To Dunkirk France

3:45 min by eutouringcom
Views: 1017 Rating: 5.00

www.eutouring.com - This time we decide to take the ferry crossing from Dover to Dunkirk as we was staying at one of the French campsites near to the Dunkirk ferry port before we traveled further on o ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Petite-Synthe

Petite-Synthe is a former commune of the Nord département in northern France. The commune of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer was created in 1877, by its territory being detached from Petite-Synthe. In 1972 the commune of Dunkerque absorbed Petite-Synthe and Rosendaël. In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and merged into Grande-Synthe.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.02 2.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Dunkirk, Former communes of Nord, Hameaux in Nord (French department)

Mardyck

Mardyck is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Associated since 1980 with Dunkerque.

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Located at 51.02 2.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Dunkirk, Former communes of Nord, Hameaux in Nord (French department)

Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, commonly known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, code-named Operation Dynamo by the British, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and the early hours of 4 June 1940, because the British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in the Second World War. The evacuation was ordered on 26 May.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.03 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1940 in France, 1940 in the United Kingdom, Battle of France, Dunkirk, Evacuations, Naval battles and operations of World War II (European theatre)

Canal de Bourbourg

The Canal de Bourbourg is a 19.5 km long canal which connects the Aa River and Dunkerque's inner harbours in the Nord department, in northern France. It forms one segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In the village of Brouckerque, coming from Dunkerque, the canal can either turn right on its path to the Aa at Bourbourg, or continue straight to join the Canal de la Colme near the village of Lynck and continue on to the Aa River at Watten.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.03 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Nord (French department), Canals in France

Gare de Dunkerque

Gare de Dunkerque is a railway station serving the town Dunkirk, Nord department, northern France.

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Located at 51.03 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Grande-Synthe