Puythouck lake
A broad body of water ringed by paths and woodland. It appears as a quiet, organic shape against the more rigid lines of the housing districts around it.
Minimalist map poster · France
51.0154° N / 2.2997° E
A planned post-war town on the Dunkirk coast, with large housing districts, a lake park and the port's industry at its edge.

One city, five moods
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The map
Grande-Synthe lies just west of Dunkirk, on the flat maritime plain of French Flanders. For centuries it was a small farming commune. Its population rose sharply in the 1960s and 1970s, when steelmaking and the growth of the port brought in thousands of workers. The street plan still reflects that period, with broad roads, large housing blocks and generous open land between districts.
From above, the town reads as a patchwork of separate pieces, not one continuous grid. Residential quarters curl around cul-de-sacs and loop roads, and major routes cut straight lines toward the coast. To the north, industrial zones and docks form large geometric shapes. In a Grande-Synthe map poster, the contrast between domestic curves and heavy industrial blocks becomes the main visual story.
Grande-Synthe is also known for its environmental policies, and in 2010 it was named France's capital of biodiversity. The Puythouck lake and the park around it form a large, irregular shape on the edge of town. Together with the canals and drainage lines typical of the Flemish lowlands, they soften the composition and balance the weight of the port.
A broad body of water ringed by paths and woodland. It appears as a quiet, organic shape against the more rigid lines of the housing districts around it.
Toward the coast, large industrial sites and dock basins read as bold rectangles and long straight edges, a graphic reminder of the steel and port economy that built the town.
Housing estates from the town's rapid growth have curving streets, loops and dead ends. The pattern is very different from the tight medieval cores of older Flemish towns.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
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Why Grande-Synthe
Many people came to Grande-Synthe for work and stayed, and its map carries that story of reinvention. For former residents, port workers or families with roots around Dunkirk, it makes a thoughtful, unsentimental piece for a living room or office.
Add your own title, a subtitle such as the year you moved there, and edit the coordinates line. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Then download six print sizes for $9, or order a printed poster shipped from a print partner near you.
Oder poster Grande-Synthe| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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