Écluse des Dunes

Écluse des Dunes is a lock in Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France. Écluse des Dunes is situated nearby to the suburb Mardyck, as well as near the town Grande-Synthe.

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 4 km east of Écluse des Dunes.

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque

Factory

Photo: Franz-Josef Molitor, CC BY 2.0.

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque is a factory, which is situated 3 km east of Écluse des Dunes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardyck and Fort-Mardyck.

Mardyck

Suburb

Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mardyck is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is an associated commune with Dunkirk since it joined the latter in January 1980.

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. Fort-Mardyck is situated 4 km east of Écluse des Dunes.

Grande-Synthe

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 4½ km southeast of Écluse des Dunes.

Écluse des Dunes

Type: Lock
Also known as: “Ecluse des Dunes”
Category: body of water
Location: Dunkirk, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

51.04008° or 51° 2′ 24″ north

Longitude

2.25538° or 2° 15′ 19″ east

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

9F3427R4+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 234251552

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

GeoNames ID

3295657

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