Guemps
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Guemps (French pronunciation: [ɡɛms]; West Flemish: Ganep; Picard: Guimpse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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Guemps
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The town hall of Guemps | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Guemps | |
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| Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°59′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Cousin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,067 |
| • Density | 67.15/km2 (173.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62393 /62370 |
| Elevation | 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Calais, at the D229 and D32 crossroads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 797 | — |
| 1975 | 768 | −0.53% |
| 1982 | 808 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 858 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 882 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 953 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 1,031 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | 1,092 | +1.16% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.John the Baptist, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The windmills, used to pump water from the marshland.
