Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais

Gommecourt
Gommecourt
Commune
	The main road of Gommecourt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gommecourt
	Gommecourt Gommecourt
	Coordinates: 50°08′27″N2°38′46″E / 50.1408°N 2.6461°E Coordinates: 50°08′27″N2°38′46″E / 50.1408°N 2.6461°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Ledru
Area 1	3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2019)	91
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62375 /62111
Elevation	124–155 m (407–509 ft) ; (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated August 27, 2022

Gommecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming village situated 14 miles (23 km) south of Arras, on the D6 road.

History

Formerly within the ancient County of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas de Calais after the French Revolution.

World War I

During most of the period of hostilities between 1914 and 1918 (World War I) Gommecourt was in the front line of the Western Front, occupied by the Imperial German Army, and was virtually destroyed as a result of the violence to which it was exposed.

The neighbouring villages of Hebuterne and Foncquevillers 800 yards or so to the west, being conversely in Allied forces occupation, were used as bases for an unsuccessful assault on Gommecourt carried out by the British Army on 1 July 1916, as a part of the Battle of the Somme offensive.

The German troops who defended the village during the battle were the 52nd Infantry Division from Baden together with 2nd Guards Reserve Division from Westphalia; the British troops taking part in the attack comprised the 56th (1/1st London) and the 46th (North Midland) Divisions.
The graves of the British casualties are located in a number of local war cemeteries around the site, the graves of German casualties having been relocated further North after the war to the Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	169	—
1975	132	−3.47%
1982	132	+0.00%
1990	116	−1.60%
1999	126	+0.92%
2007	111	−1.57%
2012	109	−0.36%
2017	96	−2.51%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St Martin, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

The CWGC cemetery

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[popleg2019-2] "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

[3] INSEE commune file

[4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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