Guemps
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Guemps | ||
| Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°59′48″E / 50.9156°N 1.9967°ECoordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°59′48″E / 50.9156°N 1.9967°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Audruicq | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michel Cousin | |
| Area1 | 15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 882 | |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62393 / 62370 | |
| Elevation |
1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Guemps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Calais, at the D229 and D32 crossroads. [1]==Population==
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 |
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| Population | 739 | 797 | 768 | 808 | 858 | 882 | 967 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.John the Baptist, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The windmills, used to pump water from the marshland.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guemps. |
- Guemps on the Insee website (French)
- Guemps on the Quid website (French)