Grand-Fort-Philippe
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Grand-Fort-Philippe (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ fɔʁ filip]; Dutch: Groot-Fort-Filips) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Grand-Fort-Philippe | |
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The calvary in Grand-Fort-Philippe | |
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 Location of Grand-Fort-Philippe | |
  Grand-Fort-Philippe  Grand-Fort-Philippe | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 2°07′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sony Clinquart[1] |
Area 1 | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,887 |
| • Density | 1,560/km2 (4,040/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59272 /59153 |
| Elevation | 3–10 m (9.8–32.8 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The commune of Grand-Fort-Philippe was created in 1884, but the town had existed for a long time before that.
Heraldry
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The arms of Grand-Fort-Philippe is blazoned : Or, a lion sable, within a bordure Gules. The shield over an anchor sable
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Demography
At the creation of the commune, in 1884, the population was of 2,641 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,394 | — |
| 1975 | 5,880 | +1.24% |
| 1982 | 6,611 | +1.69% |
| 1990 | 6,477 | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 6,078 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 5,606 | −1.01% |
| 2012 | 5,320 | −1.04% |
| 2017 | 5,048 | −1.04% |
| 2023 | 4,887 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
