Guisy

Guisy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Guisy
Commune
The monument to the dead in front of the church of Guisy
Coat of arms
Location of Guisy
Guisy Guisy
Coordinates: 50°23′22″N 2°00′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Sept Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Colliez
Area ^1	1.16 km^2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	270
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62398 /62140
Elevation	20–80 m (66–262 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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 village situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D113 road.

Population

Historical population of Guisy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2014	2015
Population	95	108	154	170	218	272	310	295	274	269
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

Legend has it that during his two-year exile in France, Saint Thomas of Canterbury stayed in the commune.

The church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury dates from the eighteenth century. Its bell dates from 1679 and has been classified since 1908 as an objet historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[2] A 16th-century wooden statue of Becket was similarly classified in 1911[3] A painted wooden sculpture of Saint Joseph and the infant Jesus[4] and an early-18th-century chalice are also listed by the Ministry of Culture.[5]

In March 1974, the church was the victim of a major theft, with some of the stolen objects eventually being found in Belgium. In April 2015 plans were put forward for a €29,000 restoration of the church, including reinforcement of the framework of the belfry, its waterproofing and roof repairs. Repairs to the nave were also planned.[6]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Base Palissy: cloche, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
3. Base Palissy: statue : saint Thomas de Canterbury, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
4. Base Palissy: saint Joseph et l'Enfant Jésus, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
5. Base Palissy: calice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. "Guisy : le clocher de l'église a besoin de travaux de réfection" [Guisy: church bell tower needs refurbishment]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 28 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.