Sepmeries

Sepmeries
Commune
The town hall in Sepmeries
Coat of arms
Location of Sepmeries
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Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 3°33′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Soszynski[1]
Area ^1	5.99 km^2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	649
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59565 /59269
Elevation	53–106 m (174–348 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sepmeries is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

History

During World War I, intense action took place close to Sepmeries, including a dramatic incident described by A. S. Bullock in his posthumously published memoir, in which he narrowly escaped death by making a dash out of a practice trench where he and his comrades were trapped under bombardment.^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Sepmeries

The arms of Sepmeries are blazoned : Azure, a cross moline between 4 mullets of 6 points argent. (Rombies-et-Marchipont and Sepmeries use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 81-82