Guémappe

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

Guémappe
Commune
The church of Guémappe
Coat of arms
Location of Guémappe
Guémappe Guémappe
Coordinates: 50°15′16″N 2°53′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Reynald Roche
Area ^1	4.52 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	336
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	240	250	240	248	343	392
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.