Dunkerque is a harbor city and a commune in the northernmost part of France,
in the département of Nord, 10 km from the Belgian border.
FACTS AND FIGURES
- Population: 71,000
- It is a leading French port with daily ferry service to Ramsgate and Dover,
England
- Among Dunkirk's chief exports are construction materials, steel products,
cement, fruits and vegetables, sugar, fertilizer, and pre-assembled structures
- The scene of a remarkable, though ignominious, retreat by the British army in
World War II
SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS
- Musée Portuaire
- Musée des Beaux-Arts has a large collection of Flemish, Italian and French
paintings and sculptures
- Belfry
- Church Saint-Éloi
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