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Sémeries
Sémeries (French pronunciation: [semʁi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Sémeries | |
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The church in Sémeries | |
| Coat of arms | |
Sémeries Sémeries | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 4°00′03″E / 50.1203°N 4.0008°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de l'Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Laspalas[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.46 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 533 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59562 /59440 |
| Elevation | 148–222 m (486–728 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sémeries sits in the valley of the Helpe Majeure in the Avesnois Regional Park in an area called the little Switzerland of the North.
History edit
The rights of the village were given in 1095 by Thierry d'Avesnes to Abbey Liessies who retained it until the French Revolution.
Heraldry edit
| The arms of Sémeries are blazoned : Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. (Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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