Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk
The Church of Saint-Éloi, nicknamed the Cathedral of the Sands, is a Roman Catholic church in Dunkirk, France. It was listed as a Historic Monument in 1916, whereas the belfry of the original church across the street was listed in 1840.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building located in Nord, in France
- Also known as: “Eglise Saint-Eloi”, “Église Saint-Eloi”, “Église Saint-Éloi”, and “Église Saint-Éloi de Dunkerque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belfry of Dunkirk and Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk.
Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk
Town hall
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Dunkirk, Nord, northern France, standing on the Place Charles Valentin. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1989. Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk is situated 240 metres north of Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk.
Sandettié
Photo: Alain.Darles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandettié is situated 410 metres northwest of Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malo-les-Bains and Rosendaël.
Malo-les-Bains
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunkirk is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, 10 kilometres from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.
Rosendaël
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosendaël is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk. It currently has 18,272 inhabitants in an area of 3.97 km2.
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Suburb
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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 2½ km west of Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk.
Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dunkirk, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
51.03561° or 51° 2′ 8″ northLongitude
2.37718° or 2° 22′ 38″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
9F3429PG+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 76423835OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة القديس إيلوي”
- Dutch: “Sint-Eligiuskerk (Duinkerke)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Elooiskerk”
- French: “église Saint-Éloi de Dunkerque”
- French: “Église Saint-Éloi de Dunkerque”
- German: “Saint-Éloi”
- German: “St-Éloi”
- Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Eligio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Eligio”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dunkerque-Centre and Centre-Ville.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.