Digue du Braek

Digue du Braek is a dike in Grande-Synthe, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France. Digue du Braek is situated nearby to the suburb Fort-Mardyck, as well as near Saint-Pol-sur-Mer.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of the Fort Church and ArcelorMittal Dunkerque.

Our Lady of the Fort Church

Church

Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Our Lady of the Fort Church is situated 2½ km south of Digue du Braek.

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque

Factory

Photo: Franz-Josef Molitor, CC BY 2.0.

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque is a factory, which is situated 1½ km south of Digue du Braek.

Feu de Saint-Pol

Lighthouse

Photo: Alain.Darles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Feu de Saint-Pol is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km east of Digue du Braek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort-Mardyck and Saint-Pol-sur-Mer.

Fort-Mardyck

Suburb

Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort-Mardyck is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It has been part of the commune of Dunkirk since 9 December 2010. In 2022 it had 3,491 inhabitants.

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk. In 2022 it had 20,346 inhabitants. Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is situated 4 km southeast of Digue du Braek.

Grande-Synthe

Town

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Grande-Synthe is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque and lies adjacent to it on the west. Grande-Synthe is situated 4 km south of Digue du Braek.

Digue du Braek

Type: Dike
Location: Grande-Synthe, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

51.05° or 51° 3′ north

Longitude

2.3° or 2° 18′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9F343822+22

GeoNames ID

3295655

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