Sangatte

Sangatte
Zandgat
A general view of Sangatte
Location of Sangatte
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 (20202026) Guy Allemand
Area
1
14.28 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
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. The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand.