Dunkirk (French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk]; French Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke(n) [ˈdœy̯ŋkɛrkə(n)]; UK: /dʌnˈkɜːk/ dun-KURK, US: /ˈdʌnkɜːrk/ DUN-kurk;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.