Guemps

Guemps (West Flemish: Ganep) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Guemps Ganep
Commune
The town hall of Guemps
Coat of arms
Location of Guemps
Guemps Guemps
Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°59′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Charles Cousin
Area ^1	15.89 km^2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,092
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62393 /62370
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 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 farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Calais, at the D229 and D32 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Guemps
(Source: INSEE[2])

Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Population	797	768	808	858	882	953	1031	1092

Places of interest

• The church of St.John the Baptist, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The windmills, used to pump water from the marshland.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE