Arrondissement of Dunkirk


The arrondissement of Dunkirk is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 377,294, and its area is.
It roughly corresponds to the French Westhoek, where traditionally French Flemish is spoken.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Dunkirk, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Armbouts-Cappel
  2. Arnèke
  3. Bailleul
  4. Bambecque
  5. Bavinchove
  6. Bergues
  7. Berthen
  8. Bierne
  9. Bissezeele
  10. Blaringhem
  11. Boeschepe
  12. Boëseghem
  13. Bollezeele
  14. Borre
  15. Bourbourg
  16. Bray-Dunes
  17. Brouckerque
  18. Broxeele
  19. Buysscheure
  20. Caëstre
  21. Cappelle-Brouck
  22. Cappelle-la-Grande
  23. Cassel
  24. Coudekerque-Branche
  25. Craywick
  26. Crochte
  27. Le Doulieu
  28. Drincham
  29. Dunkerque
  30. Ebblinghem
  31. Eecke
  32. Eringhem
  33. Esquelbecq
  34. Estaires
  35. Flêtre
  36. Ghyvelde
  37. Godewaersvelde
  38. La Gorgue
  39. Grand-Fort-Philippe
  40. Grande-Synthe
  41. Gravelines
  42. Hardifort
  43. Haverskerque
  44. Hazebrouck
  45. Herzeele
  46. Holque
  47. Hondeghem
  48. Hondschoote
  49. Houtkerque
  50. Hoymille
  51. Killem
  52. Lederzeele
  53. Ledringhem
  54. Leffrinckoucke
  55. Looberghe
  56. Loon-Plage
  57. Lynde
  58. Merckeghem
  59. Merris
  60. Merville
  61. Méteren
  62. Millam
  63. Morbecque
  64. Neuf-Berquin
  65. Nieppe
  66. Nieurlet
  67. Noordpeene
  68. Ochtezeele
  69. Oost-Cappel
  70. Oudezeele
  71. Oxelaëre
  72. Pitgam
  73. Pradelles
  74. Quaëdypre
  75. Renescure
  76. Rexpoëde
  77. Rubrouck
  78. Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa
  79. Sainte-Marie-Cappel
  80. Saint-Jans-Cappel
  81. Saint-Momelin
  82. Saint-Pierre-Brouck
  83. Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel
  84. Sercus
  85. Socx
  86. Spycker
  87. Staple
  88. Steenbecque
  89. Steene
  90. Steenvoorde
  91. Steenwerck
  92. Strazeele
  93. Terdeghem
  94. Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
  95. Thiennes
  96. Uxem
  97. Vieux-Berquin
  98. Volckerinckhove
  99. Wallon-Cappel
  100. Warhem
  101. Watten
  102. Wemaers-Cappel
  103. West-Cappel
  104. Winnezeele
  105. Wormhout
  106. Wulverdinghe
  107. Wylder
  108. Zegerscappel
  109. Zermezeele
  110. Zuydcoote
  111. Zuytpeene

    History

The arrondissement of Bergues was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Dunkirk in 1803.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Dunkirk were, as of January 2015:
  1. Bailleul-Nord-Est
  2. Bailleul-Sud-Ouest
  3. Bergues
  4. Bourbourg
  5. Cassel
  6. Coudekerque-Branche
  7. Dunkerque-Est
  8. Dunkerque-Ouest
  9. Grande-Synthe
  10. Gravelines
  11. Hazebrouck-Nord
  12. Hazebrouck-Sud
  13. Hondschoote
  14. Merville
  15. Steenvoorde
  16. Wormhout