Grande-Synthe

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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. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west.

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Grande-Synthe
Place François Mitterrand, Dunkirk

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N 51.0139 °	E 2.3028 °

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Maison communale de Grande-Synthe (Mairie de Grande-Synthe)

Place François Mitterrand
59760 Dunkirk
Hauts-de-France, France
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Canton of Grande-Synthe

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