Rosendaël
Part of Dunkirk in Hauts-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the place in the Netherlands, see Roosendaal.
Rosendaël (French pronunciation: [ʁozɑ̃dal]; Dutch: Rozendaal; West Flemish: Rozendoale; French Flemish: Roozendaele; meaning "rose valley") is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk.[1] It currently has 18,272 inhabitants (an almost ten-fold increase since 1825) in an area of 3.97 km2.
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Rosendaël | |
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Part of Dunkirk | |
Coordinates: 51°02′29″N 2°24′13″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
Commune | Dunkirk |
Area 1 | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | 18,272 |
• Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 59240 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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