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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.7673,Lat: 50.95
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	10:32:20am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Calais
Name	Sangatte

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peuplingues	3.9 km	South
2 Coquelles	4.3 km	SouthEast
3 Fréthun	4.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Escalles	5.2 km	SouthWest
5 Nielles-lès-Calais	6.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	137 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	182 km	East
3 Paris	France	237 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sangatte lies at the English Channel (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 35.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 56.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 79 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 42%, low location: 58%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le littoral dunaire de la mer du Nord - Paysages des dunes de la mer du Nord

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 139 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.6 km2

5.9%

Wet nature

6.9 km2

15.5%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

51.1%

Urban area

7 km2

15.9%

Infrastructure

4.5 km2

10.2%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sangatte in country France

Sangatte at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	106 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	121 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Falaises et pelouses du Cap Blanc Nez, du Mont d'Hubert, des Noires Mottes, du Fond de la Forge et du Mont de Couple	FR	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sangatte
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sangatte

Type of weather in Sangatte	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam