Dunkirk in numbers …3 – the harbour’s ranking in France’s list of biggest ports, behind Marseille and Le Havre. 3 – different nations – Spain, France and England – that controlled Dunkirk on 25 June 1658, the final day of a month-long siege. Dunkirk was certifiably French by 1662, when pirates still operated out of the rapidly fortifying town and expanding harbour. Dunkirk in sound and visionThe Dunkirk carnival has a rep as France’s most raucous and eccentric. What everybody’s talking aboutThe ongoing plight in the north of migrants and refugees, despite the closure of the camp in Grand-Synthe – part of the Dunkirk urban community – after a fire in April.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2017 10:52 UTC