Gueschart

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Fabien Carpentier^[1]Area12.89 km² (4.98 sq mi)Population376 • Density29/km² (76/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation45–102 m (148–335 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gueschart (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʃaʁ]; Picard: Djéchart) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was the target of bombing raids during the Second World War aimed at destroying nearby V1 launch sites,^[3] whose foundations can still be seen on the south-west outskirts of the village, near the D938.

Geography

Gueschart is situated on the D938 road, a mile from the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	453	—
1975	406	−1.55%
1982	380	−0.94%
1990	345	−1.20%
1999	324	−0.70%
2007	320	−0.16%
2012	314	−0.38%
2017	335	+1.30%
2019	361	+3.81%
Source: INSEE[4][5]

• 
  Community hall.
• 
  WW1 monument.
• 
  Saint Fursey Church.
• 
  V1 launch site (vestiges).

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References