Gamaches

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Coordinates: 49°59′15″N 1°33′29″E / 49.9875, 1.55805555556

Commune of Gamaches
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Mayor	Jacques Pecquery (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	19 m–126 m (avg. 32 m)
Land area¹	9,92 km²
Population² (1999)	2949
- Density	297/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80373/ 80220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gamaches is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D1015, on the banks of the Bresle River, the border with Seine-Maritime, some 18 miles southwest of Abbeville.
Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and water sports enthusiasts.

[edit] History

• 1471 Louis XI and the Burgundians wage war in and around the town. A year or so later, Charles the Bold ravaged Picardy in the continuing battle with Burgundy. The plague decimated not only the troops but also the local populace.
• Gamache has, for a long time, been linked with the manufacture of glass.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
3194	3216	3467	3270	3099	2949
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The war memorial
• The 13th century church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, with its flamboyant gothic tower, is the result of successive architectural influences.
• The old railway line, opened in 1872 and closed in 1993 ^[1]

• The lakes

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• War memorial (French)
• Site des Jeunes Sapeurs Pompiers de Gamaches (French)
• Agence Régionale du Patrimoine de Picardie (French)
• S.A.Saint-Martin Glass Bottle factory (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 18th 2008.