Canton of Dunkerque-1

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The canton of Dunkerque-1 is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Dunkirk.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Nord is a department in the far north of France. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

Dunkirk (partly)

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References

1 2 "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-15.

Coordinates: 51°02′N2°23′E / 51.04°N 2.38°E / 51.04; 2.38

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[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-15.