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Fort des Dunes
Museum · Leffrinckoucke · Nord

Fort des Dunes

Fort des Dunes is a museum you can visit in Leffrinckoucke. Its neighbours on our list number 13 within 5 km. Around it, Beffroi de Dunkerque (5.4 km) comes first on our list.

Photo: Fort des Dunes, Pichasso (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Leffrinckoucke
inside the commune
How well known
Top 4%
#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–22°C
In brief

Museum in Leffrinckoucke

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Leffrinckoucke

Fort des Dunes is in the commune of Leffrinckoucke, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Choosing a month

Warm weather in Leffrinckoucke runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°54 mm
Feb8° / 4°45 mm
Mar10° / 5°42 mm
Apr13° / 7°37 mm
May16° / 11°46 mm
Jun19° / 13°55 mm
Jul21° / 16°59 mm
Aug22° / 16°64 mm
Sep19° / 14°65 mm
Oct16° / 10°73 mm
Nov11° / 7°80 mm
Dec8° / 4°73 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leffrinckoucke, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Dunkerque station, 7.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leffrinckoucke’s full climate →
About

Fort des Dunes

Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.

Fort des Dunes on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Leffrinckoucke, Nord
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Address and hours

HoursTue–Sun 10:30–18:00
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting your bearings

The orange dot is Fort des Dunes; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Leffrinckoucke. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Fort des Dunes

The 8 towns are led in size by Dunkerque, with 86,263 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Leffrinckoucke
  2. 2Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
  3. 3Coudekerque-Branche
  4. 4Bray-Dunes
  5. 5Dunkerque
  6. 6Ghyvelde
  7. 7Cappelle-la-Grande
  8. 8Hoymille
1 · It’s in this commune

Leffrinckoucke

4,078 people

2 · 4 km south of it

Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village

8,247 people

3 · 5.4 km southwest of it

Coudekerque-Branche

20,787 people

4 · 5.6 km east of it

Bray-Dunes

4,189 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Fort des Dunes isPeople
LeffrinckouckeIt’s in this commune4,078
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village4 km south of it8,247
Coudekerque-Branche5.4 km southwest of it20,787
Bray-Dunes5.6 km east of it4,189
Dunkerque5.6 km west of it86,263
Ghyvelde5.7 km east of it4,133
Cappelle-la-Grande8.2 km southwest of it7,839
Hoymille8.9 km south of it3,259
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Of the 44 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 3 museums and a fort.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Fort des Dunes

Where is Fort des Dunes?

Fort des Dunes is in Leffrinckoucke, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Fort des Dunes?

Museum in France.

How well known is Fort des Dunes?

Fort des Dunes has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Fort des Dunes?

June to September are the warmest months in Leffrinckoucke, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort des Dunes?

Within 15 km: Beffroi de Dunkerque (5.4 km), Batterie de Zuydcoote (900 m), Duchesse Anne (5.6 km) and Musée portuaire de Dunkerque (5.6 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.