Shipyard "The Jean-Bart" (Grevelingen, France)
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General information about the Jean Bart Shipyard
If you want to see something impressive, go and visit the shipyard of the "Jean-Bart," for example. Jean Bart (in Dutch "Jan Baert") was a privateer appointed by King Louis XIV. He made sure that the people of Dunkirk did not die of starvation (late 17th century) and therefore became immensely popular with the people of Dunkirk and the surrounding area. He was knighted by the King because of this heroic act. In Dunkirk, there is a square in the center named after him and his statue.
The ship could accommodate as many as 700 sailors. Some 1,000 craftsmen worked in the shipyard at the time.
The intention is to have the finished ship on display in Grevelingen as a museum ship starting in 2030. A Playmobil exhibition on the theme "Pirates & Hijackers" is running during the Easter vacations of 2025. You can visit the shipyard both on an individual basis (€8.50) and in groups. Besides the ship under construction, you can visit several workshops with craftsmen: the blacksmith (where you can see nails as long as 45 cm!), the fish smoker, the ship's carpenter.
Visitor tips Shipyard "De Jean-Bart"
General tips:
1) if you are looking for other nearby attractions, consult our Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen.
2) You can consult our overview lists: by category ( e.g. timeline, size, ...) or by region
3) You can also always consult tourist services: see our overview of tourist services
Geographical information
Address: Route de Calais, Le Cochon Noir, Hauts-de-France, France
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.9864721 – Longitude = 2.1175334
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.986435 – Longitude = 2.117576
– Altitude h = 3 m
Location of "De Jean-Bart" shipyard on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to "De Jean-Bart" shipyard: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
3°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
22:00
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cloudy
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7° | 11°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 24 Km/h | 90 % | 1016 mb |
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Tomorrow
22:00
|
 light rain
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8° | 10°°C | 0.36 mm | 36% | 35 Km/h | 90 % | 1016 mb |
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Wed Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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light rain
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7° | 10°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 48 Km/h | 90 % | 1005 mb |
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Thu Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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light rain
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8° | 10°°C | 0.85 mm | 85% | 37 Km/h | 91 % | 994 mb |
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Fri Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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light rain
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6° | 8°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 34 Km/h | 92 % | 999 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
10:00
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 partly cloudy
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7° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 18 Km/h | 90 % | 1015 mb |
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Today
13:00
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partly cloudy
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9° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 20 Km/h | 86 % | 1016 mb |
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Today
16:00
|
partly cloudy
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11° | 11°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 82 % | 1015 mb |
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Today
19:00
|
cloudy
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10° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 85 % | 1016 mb |
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Today
22:00
|
cloudy
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10° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 24 Km/h | 83 % | 1016 mb |
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Tomorrow
01:00
|
cloudy
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9° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 27 Km/h | 86 % | 1016 mb |
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Tomorrow
04:00
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light rain
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9° | 9°°C | 0.27 mm | 27% | 26 Km/h | 90 % | 1015 mb |
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Tomorrow
07:00
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light rain
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9° | 9°°C | 0.36 mm | 36% | 28 Km/h | 88 % | 1014 mb |
Starry sky above the Jean Bart shipyard
Internet information from and about Shipyard "De Jean-Bart"
Visitor numbers: 20,000 per year (figures from 2024).
Location of the statue of Jean Bart on Google Maps.
Social media of Espace Tourville (the organization behind this initiative): website.
Website about the Interreg IVC HEROES 2C project
– together with two other historic shipyards, they received a €2.5 million grant from the ERDF.
Web page about the privateer Jan Baert on Wikipedia ( NL – FR – EN ).
Tourist Office "Tourisme Gravelines":
Website – Facebook (municipality) – Instagram
Tourist Office "Dunkerque Tourisme":
Website – Facebook – Instagram
Adjacent restaurant: "La Taverne du Jean-Bart":
Website –Facebook
Our photos of the Jean Bart shipyard
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Photos of the shipyard (April 19, 2025):
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