Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais

Gommecourt
Commune
The main road of Gommecourt
Coat of arms
Location of Gommecourt
Gommecourt Location within France Gommecourt Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°38′46″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)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Highest elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2023)	86
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62375 /62111
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gommecourt (French pronunciation: [ɡɔmkuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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

Main article: Attack on the Gommecourt Salient

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%
2023	86	−1.82%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery