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Dunkirk
City population
86,263
#57
in France
#5
in Hauts-de-France
#6,699
worldwide
51.034, 2.377 · 243 km from Paris
About Dunkirk
Dunkirk is a city in Hauts-de-France, France with a population of 86,263. It is the 57th largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, and the 6,699th largest worldwide. It lies 243 km from Paris.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 60
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
51.034, 2.377
Record updated
2026-05-30
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 640 in FranceClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.