Porte de Dunkerque
Porte de Dunkerque is a fort you can visit in Lille. Within 5 km there are 208 more places to visit. It was listed in 2004 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Lille
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Lille
Porte de Dunkerque is in the commune of Lille, with 208 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 2004; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA59000107). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The seasons here
Afternoons in Lille reach 18–24°C from May to September.
Porte de Dunkerque
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. A drive of 1.7 km reaches Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2004
- Built
- 19th century
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Lille, Nord
The area around Porte de Dunkerque
Find Porte de Dunkerque in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Lille. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Porte de Dunkerque
Among the 8, Lille is the biggest, home to 238,246 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Lille
- 2Lambersart
- 3Saint-André-lez-Lille
- 4La Madeleine
- 5Loos
- 6Marquette-lez-Lille
- 7Sequedin
- 8Faches-Thumesnil
Lille
Lambersart
Saint-André-lez-Lille
La Madeleine
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de Dunkerque is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Lille | It’s in this commune | 238,246 |
| Lambersart | 1.8 km northwest of it | 27,090 |
| Saint-André-lez-Lille | 2.7 km north of it | 13,233 |
| La Madeleine | 2.9 km northeast of it | 21,790 |
| Loos | 3.3 km southwest of it | 22,567 |
| Marquette-lez-Lille | 4.1 km north of it | 12,622 |
| Sequedin | 4.3 km west of it | 4,675 |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 4.7 km southeast of it | 18,619 |
Make a day of it near Porte de Dunkerque
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 châteaux and a cathedral, from 317 places within 15 km.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille1.7 km southeast, in Lille2
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille1.6 km east, in Lille3ChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille600 m northeast, in Lille4
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille2.1 km southeast, in Lille5AttractionAttractionVieille Bourse1.6 km east, in Lille6
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut7.8 km east, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq7
ZooParc zoologique de Lille400 m northeast, in Lille8
ChâteauChâteau de Flers6.5 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Porte de Dunkerque
Where is Porte de Dunkerque?
Porte de Dunkerque is in Lille, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).
What is Porte de Dunkerque?
Fort.
Is Porte de Dunkerque a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2004, Mérimée record PA59000107.
How well known is Porte de Dunkerque?
Porte de Dunkerque has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Porte de Dunkerque?
May to September are the warmest months in Lille, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Dunkerque?
Within 15 km: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (1.7 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (1.6 km), Citadelle de Lille (600 m) and Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille (2.1 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 (6)
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.