Guisy Explained

Guisy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason guisy.svg
Arrondissement:Montreuil
Canton:Auxi-le-Château
Insee:62398
Postal Code:62140
Mayor:Claude Colliez[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC des 7 Vallées
Coordinates:50.3894°N 2.0028°W
Elevation M:20
Elevation Min M:20
Elevation Max M:80
Area Km2:1.16

Guisy (in French pronounced as /ɡizi/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A village situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D113 road.

Places of interest

Legend has it that during his two-year exile in France, Saint Thomas of Canterbury stayed in the commune.

The church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury dates from the eighteenth century. Its bell dates from 1679 and has been classified since 1908 as an objet historique by the Ministry of Culture. A 16th-century wooden statue of Becket was similarly classified in 1911 A painted wooden sculpture of Saint Joseph and the infant Jesus and an early-18th-century chalice are also listed by the Ministry of Culture.

In March 1974, the church was the victim of a major theft, with some of the stolen objects eventually being found in Belgium. In April 2015 plans were put forward for a €29,000 restoration of the church, including reinforcement of the framework of the belfry, its waterproofing and roof repairs. Repairs to the nave were also planned.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62398-guisy INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: Guisy : le clocher de l'église a besoin de travaux de réfection . La Voix du Nord . Guisy: church bell tower needs refurbishment . 28 April 2015 . 26 July 2015 . fr.