Gouzeaucourt

Gouzeaucourt

Coat of arms
Gouzeaucourt

Coordinates: 50°03′23″N 3°07′30″E / 50.0564°N 3.125°E / 50.0564; 3.125Coordinates: 50°03′23″N 3°07′30″E / 50.0564°N 3.125°E / 50.0564; 3.125
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Marcoing
Intercommunality Vacquerie
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Jacques Dromas
Area1 12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,254
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59269 / 59231
Elevation 95–137 m (312–449 ft)
(avg. 118 m or 387 ft)

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.

Gouzeaucourt is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was the scene of fierce fighting during World War 1, and is mentioned in the poem "The Irish Guards" by Rudyard Kipling. There are 916 casualties from several nations interred at the Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery.

Heraldry

 The arms of Gouzeaucourt are blazoned :

Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.)

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