Gouzeaucourt

Gouzeaucourt
Coat of arms
Gouzeaucourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Gouzeaucourt
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Marcoing
Intercommunality	Vacquerie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Jacques Dromas
Area1	12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,254
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59269 / 59231
Elevation	95–137 m (312–449 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 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.

Gouzeaucourt is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was the scene of fierce fighting during World War 1, and is mentioned in the poem "The Irish Guards" by Rudyard Kipling. There are 916 casualties from several nations interred at the Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery.

Heraldry

The arms of Gouzeaucourt are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• An account of the fighting at Gouzeaucourt at the end of 1917