Gueschart
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gueschart
|commune status = Commune
|image = Gueschart 3.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Gueschart
|image coat of arms = Blason Gueschart.svg
|arrondissement = Abbeville
|canton = Rue
|INSEE = 80396
|postal code = 80150
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
|coordinates = {{coord|50.2411|2.0133|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 100
|elevation min m = 45
|elevation max m = 102
|area km2 = 12.89
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Gueschart ({{IPA|fr|ɡɛʃaʁ}}; {{langx|pcd|Djéchart}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was the target of bombing raids during the Second World War aimed at destroying nearby V1 launch sites,[http://www.303rdbg.com/358arundale.html Bombing raid on Gueschart] whose foundations can still be seen on the south-west outskirts of the village, near the D938.
Geography
Gueschart is situated on the D938 road, a mile from the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some {{Convert|14|mi|km|0}} northeast of Abbeville.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80396#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |453
|1975 |406
|1982 |380
|1990 |345
|1999 |324
|2007 |320
|2012 |314
|2017 |335
|2019 |361
}}
Gueschart 4.JPG|Community hall.
Gueschart 1.JPG|WW1 monument.
Gueschart 2.JPG|Saint Fursey Church.
Gueschart.JPG|V1 launch site (vestiges).
See also
References
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{{Somme communes}}
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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