Gouzeaucourt | |
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 The town hall in Gouzeaucourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gouzeaucourt | |
  Gouzeaucourt  Gouzeaucourt | |
| Coordinates:50°03′23″N3°07′30″E / 50.0564°N 3.125°E /50.0564; 3.125 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jacques Richard[1] |
Area 1 | 12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,434 |
| • Density | 118.4/km2 (306.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Gouzeaucourt (French pronunciation:[ɡuzokuʁ]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3] It was the scene of fierce fighting duringWorld War I, and is mentioned in the poem "The Irish Guards" byRudyard Kipling. There are 916 casualties from several nations interred at the Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery.[4]
| The arms of Gouzeaucourt areblazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt,Saint-Jean-de-Vals,Ramburelles,Saint-Menge,Colombey-les-Belles andOstreville use the same arms.) |
