Guemps
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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
|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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{{commons category}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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