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Bray-Dunes (; ) is a commune in the INSEE commune file
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File:Flag_of_Bray-Dunes.svg, Flag of Bray-Dunes
Official website
(in French)
Website of the Association of the Friends of Bray-Dunes
(in French) Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{DunkirkArrondissement-geo-stub
Nord
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department in northern France
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./ref> It is situated on the Belgian border, with
Adinkerke
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being the closest Belgian town. Bray-Dunes 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
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as a result of the Dunkirk evacuation
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Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
* Lamanère, the southernmost commune of Continental France
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References
External links
Official website
(in French)
Website of the Association of the Friends of Bray-Dunes
(in French) Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{DunkirkArrondissement-geo-stub