Petite-Synthe

Petite-Synthe (French pronunciation: [pətit sɛ̃t]; West Flemish: Klein-Sinten) is a former commune of the Nord département in northern France.

The commune of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer was created in 1877, by its territory being detached from Petite-Synthe. In 1971 the commune of Dunkerque absorbed Petite-Synthe and Rosendaël.^[1] In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was detached from Dunkerque and merged into Grande-Synthe.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Petite-Synthe	The arms of Petite-Synthe are blazoned : Argent, a cross moline gules between 4 bells sable.

References[edit]

^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Petite-Synthe, EHESS (in French).

51°1′10″N 2°20′48″E / 51.01944°N 2.34667°E / 51.01944; 2.34667

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[ehess-1] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Petite-Synthe, EHESS (in French).

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