Bray-Dunes

Bray-Dunes is a commune in the Nord department of northern France, situated on the Belgian border. Its West Flemish name is Bray-Duunn, and the closest Belgian town is Adinkerke. It is the northernmost commune of France and holds the northernmost point of the whole French territory, mainland and overseas territories alike. Within the department it belongs to the arrondissement of Dunkerque, and its intercommunal body is the Dunkerque urban community. The commune is also remembered for the Second World War, because it was the site of many casualties during the Dunkirk evacuation. For readers of the geography atlas its defining fact is therefore its extreme position at the very top of France, on the frontier with Belgium.