Guemps

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Guemps

|native name = {{native name|vls|Ganep}}

{{native name|pcd|Guimpse}}

|commune status = Commune

|image = Guemps (Pas-de-Calais) mairie.JPG

|caption = The town hall of Guemps

|image coat of arms = Blason Guemps.svg

|arrondissement = Calais

|canton = Marck

|INSEE = 62393

|postal code = 62370

|mayor = Charles Cousin{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Région d'Audruicq

|coordinates = {{coord|50.9156|1.9967|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 3

|elevation min m = 1

|elevation max m = 5

|area km2 = 15.89

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Guemps ({{IPA|fr|ɡɛms}}; {{langx|vls|Ganep}}; Picard: Guimpse) 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/62393-guemps INSEE commune file]

Geography

A farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Calais, at the D229 and D32 crossroads.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62393#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |797

|1975 |768

|1982 |808

|1990 |858

|1999 |882

|2007 |953

|2012 |1031

|2017 |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

References

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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}

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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais

Category:Pale of Calais

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