Guémappe

Guémappe
Commune
The church of Guémappe

Coat of arms
Guémappe
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Guémappe
Coordinates: 50°15′16″N 2°53′24″E / 50.2544°N 2.89°E / 50.2544; 2.89Coordinates: 50°15′16″N 2°53′24″E / 50.2544°N 2.89°E / 50.2544; 2.89
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-3
Intercommunality CU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Reynald Roche
Area1 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 392
 • Density 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62392 /62128
Elevation 52–92 m (171–302 ft)
(avg. 66 m or 217 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.

Guémappe is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D38 roads.

History

First noted as Gammapium in 1135. The seigneurie belonged to that of the Montmorency family at Wancourt. The village was the scene of heavy fighting in April 1917 and August 1918, during the First World War.

Population

Historical population of Guémappe
Year196219681975198219901999
Population240250240248343392
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Leger, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.

See also

References


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