Bray-Dunes

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Bray-Dunes Bray-Duunen
Commune
The promenade at Bray-Dunes
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bray-Dunes
(2020–2026)		Christine Gilloots^[1]
Area ¹	8.57 km² (3.31 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,380
• Density	510/km² (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59107 /59123
Elevation	0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bray-Dunes (French pronunciation: [bʁɛ dyn]; West Flemish: Bray-Duunn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] It is situated on the Belgian border, with Adinkerke being the closest Belgian town. It is the northernmost commune and the northernmost point in all of France (mainland and overseas territories).

Bray-Dunes was the site of many casualties during World War II as a result of the Dunkirk evacuation.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,673	—
1975	4,765	+3.79%
1982	4,777	+0.04%
1990	4,755	−0.06%
1999	4,557	−0.47%
2007	4,681	+0.34%
2012	4,609	−0.31%
2017	4,483	−0.55%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Bray-Dunes are blazoned:
Azure, an anchor with hawser, in sinister chief a mullet of 6 argent, on a chief ermine, a bend gules charged with 3 escallops Or.

Flag of Bray-Dunes

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE