Sémeries

Sémeries
Commune
The church in Sémeries
The church in Sémeries
Coat of arms of Sémeries
Coat of arms
Location of Sémeries
Map
Sémeries is located in France
Sémeries
Sémeries
Sémeries is located in Hauts-de-France
Sémeries
Sémeries
Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 4°00′03″E / 50.1203°N 4.0008°E / 50.1203; 4.0008
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Laspalas[1]
Area
1
13.46 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
533
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59562 /59440
Elevation148–222 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 (French pronunciation: [semʁi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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

The rights of the village were given in 1095 by Thierry d'Avesnes to Abbey Liessies who retained it until the French Revolution.

Heraldry

Arms of Sémeries
Arms of Sémeries
 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.)



See also

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
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