Sangatte

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Sangatte (Zandgate in Dutch) is a small (4,046 inhabitants at the 1999 census) harbour town and commune in France of the Pas-de-Calais département in France, on the northern coast of France, bordering the English Channel.

Like many placenames in French Flanders, the name is of Flemish (Dutch) origin (Zandgate) and means "gap in the sand".

The town is linked with Sandgate, Kent.

Sangatte became internationally famous because of the works for the Channel Tunnel. It also achieved notoriety as the location of a controversial refugee camp, colloquially dubbed Sans-gate (Lit. 'without gate'). In addition, it is the French end-point for the HVDC Cross-Channel, the connection between the UK and French electricity grids.

Trivia This is where the Top Gear presenters arrived in their cars made into boats after crossing the channel from Dover.

External link

Unofficial town website (in French)

Unofficial town website (in French)

BBC NEWS | Politics | France aims to shut Sangatte
The French interior minister says he aims to close the Sangatte refugee camp - but no date has yet been set.

BBC NEWS | UK | Q&A: Sangatte camp
Q&A on Sangatte refugee camp which closed in 2002 after concerns it was a base for illegal immigration into the UK.

Sangatte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sangatte is a small harbour town and commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, on the northern coast of France, bordering the English Channel. Like many placenames in French ...

France says new immigration centre is no new Sangatte | Home Office
The mayor of Calais has proposed opening a new reception centre for immigrants in France. ... About us See other news stories France says new immigration centre is no new Sangatte

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Sangatte refugee camp | UK news | guardian.co.uk
The Sangatte refugee camp has been the focus of tension since it opened in 1999. We take a look at its history.

Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees : digests of relevant ...
Title: Images of Sangatte: political representations of asylum seeking in France and the UK Subtitle: Sussex Migration Working Paper no. 18: Authors: Mark Thompson

Richard Ashworth MEP: News - New Mayor of Calais must drop Sangatte II ...
Richard Ashworth Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England

Calais defies Paris with new 'Sangatte' centre - Telegraph
The town council in Calais has defied President Nicolas Sarkozy's government by opening a Sangatte-style welcome centre for asylum seekers heading to Britain from France.