Loon-Plage
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Loon-Plage (French pronunciation: [lon plaʒ]; Dutch: Loon) is a commune and major port in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It serves as the main passenger port for the city of Dunkirk for ferries for England.
Loon-Plage | |
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 A view within Loon-Plage | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Loon-Plage | |
  Loon-Plage  Loon-Plage | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Rommel[1] |
Area 1 | 35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,952 |
| • Density | 166.9/km2 (432.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Loonois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59359 /59279 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,370 | — |
| 1975 | 5,603 | +3.61% |
| 1982 | 5,482 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 6,435 | +2.02% |
| 1999 | 6,510 | +0.13% |
| 2007 | 6,214 | −0.58% |
| 2012 | 6,293 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 6,193 | −0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
In 2024, a man shot dead 4 people here.
Heraldry
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The arms of Loon-Plage are blazoned : Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)
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