Gamaches

Gamaches
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches (main town)
Community association	Villes Sœurs
Coordinates	49 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 33 ′  E
height	19-126 m
surface	9.92 km 2
Residents	2,548 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	257 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	80220
INSEE code	80373

Gamaches is a French commune with 2,548 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Abbeville arrondissement and is the capital of the Gamaches canton .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
Residents	3194	3216	3467	3270	3099	2949	2820

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church (from 13th century, Monument historique 1862)
• Two towers of the old castle (12th-13th centuries, Monument historique 1986)

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  Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

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  Partial view of the church

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  Tower of the castle

Personalities

• Aénor de Saint-Valéry († 1250), heiress of Gamaches
• Robert III (1185–1234), Count von Dreux , Seigneur de Gamaches as husband of Aénor de Saint-Valerý
• Johann I (1215–1249), their son, Count von Dreux, Seigneur de Gamaches
• Robert IV (1241–1282), his son, Count von Dreux, Seigneur de Gamaches
• Johann II. (1265–1309), his son, Count von Dreux, Seigneur de Gamaches
• Peter I (1298–1345), Count of Dreux, Seigneur de Gamaches
• Joachim Rouault († 1478), Seigneur de Gamaches, Marshal of France

Web links

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