Guémappe

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Reynald Roche^[1]Area4.52 km² (1.75 sq mi)Population394 • Density87/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation52–92 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.

Guémappe (French pronunciation: [ɡemap]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	250	—
1975	240	−0.58%
1982	248	+0.47%
1990	343	+4.14%
1999	392	+1.49%
2007	359	−1.09%
2012	358	−0.06%
2017	336	−1.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References