Sangatte

Sangatte
Zandgat
A general view of Sangatte
A general view of Sangatte
Coat of arms of Sangatte
Location of Sangatte
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Sangatte is located in France
Sangatte
Sangatte
Sangatte is located in Hauts-de-France
Sangatte
Sangatte
Coordinates: 50°56′51″N 1°45′27″E / 50.9475°N 1.7575°E / 50.9475; 1.7575
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-1
IntercommunalityCA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Allemand[1]
Area
1
14.28 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,755
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62774 /62231
Elevation0–151 m (0–495 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sangatte (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃ɡat]; West Flemish: Zandgat) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel.[3] The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file

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