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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-Est |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque grand littoral |
| Mayor | Claude Marteel (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 8 m/26 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,557 (1999) |
| - Density | 532 /km2 (1,380 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59107/ 59123 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bray-Dunes (Brayduinen in Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, located on the Belgian border.
It is France's northernmost commune and includes the northernmost point in all of France. As of the 1999 census it had a population of 4,557 inhabitants. The land area of the commune is 8.57 km² (3.309 sq mi).
Bray-Dunes was the site of many casualties during World War II, as part of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Robbie Turner, a protagonist in Ian McEwan's Atonement, flees here.
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