Guemps

Guemps (French pronunciation: [ɡɛms]; West Flemish: Ganep; Picard: Guimpse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Guemps Ganep (West Flemish) Guimpse (Picard)
Commune
The town hall of Guemps
Coat of arms
Location of Guemps
Guemps Show map of France Guemps Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°59′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Charles Cousin[1]
Area 1	15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,092
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62393 /62370
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Calais, at the D229 and D32 crossroads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	797	—
1975	768	−0.53%
1982	808	+0.73%
1990	858	+0.75%
1999	882	+0.31%
2007	953	+0.97%
2012	1,031	+1.59%
2017	1,092	+1.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department