Bray-Dunes
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 51°04′18″N 2°31′42″E / 51.0717°N 2.5283°ECoordinates: 51°04′18″N 2°31′42″E / 51.0717°N 2.5283°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Hauts-de-France | ||
| Department | Nord | ||
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | ||
| Canton | Dunkerque-Est | ||
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque grand littoral | ||
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Marteel | ||
| Area1 | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009)2 | 4,688 | ||
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 59107 /59123 | ||
| Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bray-Dunes (Brayduinen in Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, located on the Belgian border. The nearest town in Belgium being Adinkerke.
It is France's northernmost commune and includes the northernmost point in all of France.
Bray-Dunes was the site of many casualties during World War II, during the Dunkirk evacuation.
Robbie Turner, a protagonist in Ian McEwan's Atonement, flees here.
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