Map of Dunkerque, France

Dunkerque is a city in Hauts-de-France, France, with a population of about 86,263. It lies at 51.0344°N, 2.3768°E. Dunkerque is about 243 km (151 mi) north of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Calais, 38 km to the west.

Dunkerque at a glance

Where is Dunkerque?

• The 48th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Hauts-de-France on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 54 min on the shortest day to 16 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dunkerque

• Calais — 38 km west
• Ieper — 41 km southeast, Belgium
• Ostend — 43 km northeast, Belgium
• Roeselare — 53 km east, Belgium
• Bruges — 62 km east, Belgium
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 64 km southwest
• Marcq-en-Barœul — 64 km southeast
• Lille — 65 km southeast
• Kortrijk — 66 km east, Belgium
• Mouscron — 66 km southeast, Belgium

Largest cities in Hauts-de-France

• Lille — 238,695
• Amiens — 143,086
• Roubaix — 99,507
• Calais — 74,433
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 62,400
• Saint-Quentin — 55,407
• Beauvais — 53,393
• Arras — 47,052
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 47,013
• Douai — 46,531

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.