Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais#World War I
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gommecourt
|commune status = Commune
|image = Gommecourt (62) - Rue principale.JPG
|caption = The main road of Gommecourt
|image coat of arms = Blason Gommecourt.svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Avesnes-le-Comte
|INSEE = 62375
|postal code = 62111
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Sud-Artois
|coordinates = {{coord|50.1408|2.6461|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 148
|elevation min m = 124
|elevation max m = 155
|area km2 = 3.35
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Gommecourt ({{IPA|fr|ɡɔmkuʁ}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62375-gommecourt INSEE commune file]
Geography
A small farming village situated {{Convert|14|mi|km}} south of Arras, on the D6 road.
History
Formerly within the ancient County of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas de Calais after the French Revolution.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
World War I
{{Main|Attack on the Gommecourt Salient}}
Population
{{Historical populations
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62375#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
|1968 |169
|1975 |132
|1982 |132
|1990 |116
|1999 |126
|2007 |111
|2012 |109
|2017 |96
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais)|Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais}}
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/65200 The CWGC cemetery]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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