Sangatte
Sign in to saveSangatte (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sangatte
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,170
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Sangatte
- French commune.native name
- Zandgat
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Sangatte1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Sangatte
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Sangatte.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Calais
- French commune.canton
- Calais-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 62774
- French commune.postal code
- 62231
- French commune.mayor
- Guy Allemand
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seaside resort
- Official name
- Sangatte
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Calais
- Population
- +4668
- Area
- +14.28
- Elevation
- +23
- Shares border with
- Peuplingues
- Official website
- www.ville-sangatte.fr
- Image
- 00 0003 Mairie de Sangatte.jpg
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- Engineering
- History
- First underwater telegraph
- Pioneering cross-Channel flight
- Spitfire
- Refugee camp
- Population
- Politics
- Mayor List
- Twin towns
- In popular culture
- Personalities
- See also
- References
- External links
Sangatte (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand.
==Engineering== Sangatte is the location for the Channel Tunnel's French cooling station, its British counterpart being at Samphire Hoe. In addition, it is the French end-point for the HVDC Cross-Channel, the connection between the UK and French electricity grids.