Gamaches

Gamaches
Gamaches
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Gamaches
Coordinates: 49°59′15″N 1°33′29″E / 49.9875°N 1.5581°E / 49.9875; 1.5581Coordinates: 49°59′15″N 1°33′29″E / 49.9875°N 1.5581°E / 49.9875; 1.5581
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Pecquery
Area1	9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,992
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80373 / 80220
Elevation	19–126 m (62–413 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gamaches is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the Bresle River, the border with Seine-Maritime, some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Abbeville.
Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and water sports enthusiasts.

History

• 1471 Louis XI and the Burgundians wage war in and around the town. A year or so later, Charles the Bold ravaged Picardy in the continuing battle with Burgundy. The plague decimated not only the troops but also the local populace.
• Gamache has, for a long time, been linked with the manufacture of glass.

Population

Places of interest

• The war memorial
• The thirteenth century church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, with its flamboyant gothic tower, is the result of successive architectural influences.
• The old railway line, opened in 1872 and closed in 1993 ^[1]

• The lakes

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gamaches.

• War memorial (French)
• Agence Régionale du Patrimoine de Picardie (French)
• S.A.Saint-Martin Glass Bottle factory (French)