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Guémappe

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Croisilles

Local time
  
Sunday 9:32 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Area
  
4.52 km²

Guémappe

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 73% Humidity

Guémappe is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of Gu%C3%A9mappe, France

Geography

A small farming village situated 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D38 roads.

History

First noted as Gammapium in 1135. The seigneurie belonged to that of the Montmorency family at Wancourt. The village was the scene of heavy fighting in April 1917 and August 1918, during the First World War.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Leger, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.
  • References

    Guémappe Wikipedia