Sepmeries | |
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Coordinates: 50°17′01″N3°33′53″E / 50.2836°N 3.5647°E Coordinates: 50°17′01″N3°33′53″E / 50.2836°N 3.5647°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Mormal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Soszynski [1] |
Area 1 | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Population | 653 |
• Density | 110/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sepmeries is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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. [3]
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.) |
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