Fort Mardyck
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| local community | Dunkerque | |
| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 18 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 59430 | |
| Incorporation | 2010 | |
| Residents | 3563 (2008) | |
 Fort-Mardyck Church |
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Fort-Mardyck is a former commune in the Nord department in France . Today it belongs to the city of Dunkerque ( German Dunkirk ).
geography
Fort-Mardyck is two kilometers northeast of Grande-Synthe . The area of the former municipality was only 141 hectares. Fort-Mardyck in close proximity to the English Channel .
Duration
The community was established in 1793 during the French Revolution . A little later, between 1795 and 1800, however, it was divided between the communities Grande-Synthe and Petite-Synthe . In 1867 it regained its independence until it became part of the city of Dunkerque on December 9, 2010. Fort-Mardyck has belonged to the canton Grande-Synthe since 1982 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 3124 | 3666 | 4802 | 4229 | 4074 | 3770 | 3563 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ Petite-Synthe is now also a district of Dunkerque
- ↑ Fort-Mardyck on cassini.ehess.fr
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 761-762.