Enguinegatte

Enguinegatte
Coat of arms
Enguinegatte
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Enguinegatte
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Claude Dehurtevent
Area1	8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	365
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62294 / 62145
Elevation	51–132 m (167–433 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Enguinegatte (Dutch: Ingwinegate) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D77 and D158E2 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Enguinegatte

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	340	381	367	354	388	365
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Known as Guinegate in medieval times, it is the site of several late 15th and early 16th century battles. The first was the Battle of Guinegate, the later and more famous, the Battle of the Spurs, in 1513.
The village was largely destroyed in the Second World War.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Jacques, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• An Enguinegatte website
• Enguinegatte on the Insee website (French)
• Enguinegatte on the Quid website (French)