Bray-Dunes | |
Native Name: | Bray-Duunen |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Flag: | Flag of Bray-Dunes.svg |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bray-Dunes (Nord).svg |
Arrondissement: | Dunkerque |
Canton: | Dunkerque-2 |
Insee: | 59107 |
Postal Code: | 59123 |
Mayor: | Christine Gilloots[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Dunkerque |
Coordinates: | 51.0717°N 2.5283°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 29 |
Area Km2: | 8.57 |
Bray-Dunes (in French pronounced as /bʁɛ dyn/; Bray-Duunn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] 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.