Gueschart
Gueschart | |
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![]() The town hall in Gueschart | |
Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°00′48″E / 50.2411°N 2.0133°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Rue |
Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Carpentier[1] |
Area 1 | 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 376 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80396 /80150 |
Elevation | 45–102 m (148–335 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gueschart (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʃaʁ]; Picard: Djéchart) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was the target of bombing raids during the Second World War aimed at destroying nearby V1 launch sites,[3] whose foundations can still be seen on the south-west outskirts of the village, near the D938.
Geography
[edit]Gueschart is situated on the D938 road, a mile from the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Abbeville.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 453 | — |
1975 | 406 | −1.55% |
1982 | 380 | −0.94% |
1990 | 345 | −1.20% |
1999 | 324 | −0.70% |
2007 | 320 | −0.16% |
2012 | 314 | −0.38% |
2017 | 335 | +1.30% |
2019 | 361 | +3.81% |
Source: INSEE[4][5] |
- Community hall.
- WW1 monument.
- Saint Fursey Church.
- V1 launch site (vestiges).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Bombing raid on Gueschart
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE
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