Guémappe Explained

Guémappe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Guémappe.svg
Arrondissement:Arras
Canton:Arras-3
Insee:62392
Postal Code:62128
Mayor:Reynald Roche[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CU Arras
Coordinates:50.2544°N 2.89°W
Elevation M:66
Elevation Min M:52
Elevation Max M:92
Area Km2:4.52

Guémappe (in French pronounced as /ɡemap/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A small farming village situated 8miles southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D38 roads.

History

First noted as Gammapium in 1135. The seigneurie belonged to that of the Montmorency family at Wancourt. The village was the scene of heavy fighting in April 1917 and August 1918, during the First World War.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62392-guemappe INSEE commune file