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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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Sangatte is a commune and seaside resort located in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, within the Hauts-de-France region. It is situated in the arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest. The municipality shares borders with Coquelles, Calais, Escalles, and Peuplingues. Its official postal code is 62231, and it is twinned with Sandgate.
The area of Sangatte is 14.28 square kilometers. According to one source, the population is 4,914, comprising 2,340 males and 2,480 females, while another source lists the population as 4,170. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 151 meters in one dataset and 5 meters in another. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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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
- CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
- French commune.elevation m
- 4
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 151
- French commune.area km2
- 14.28
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sangatte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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