Sepmeries

Sepmeries is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Sepmeries
Commune
The town hall in Sepmeries
Coat of arms
Location of Sepmeries
Sepmeries
Sepmeries
Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 3°33′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du pays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-José Cir
Area
1
5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
663
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59565 /59269
Elevation53–106 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.

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.[2]

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.)

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 81-82


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