Gamaches

Geography

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 '''

• The lakes