Sepmeries

Sepmeries
Sepmeries
Commune
	The town hall in Sepmeries
	Coat of arms
	Sepmeries Sepmeries
	Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 3°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	CC Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Soszynski
Area 1	5.99 km2 (2.31 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 81-82

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.

[2] INSEE commune file

[3] Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 81-82

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