Sercus

Sercus
Sercus
Commune
	A general view of Sercus
	Coat of arms
	Sercus Sercus
	Coordinates: 50°42′29″N 2°27′25″E / 50.7081°N 2.4569°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Hazebrouck
Intercommunality	CC Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Fenet
Area 1	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Demonym	Sercusiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59568 /59173
Elevation	41–70 m (135–230 ft) ; (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sercus (French pronunciation: [sɛʁky]; Dutch: Zerkel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[2]

History

In the past, Sercus was on a Roman road that went went from Cassel to Aire-sur-la-Lys, going through Oxelaëre, Staple, Wallon-Cappel, Thiennes and from Aire-sur-la-Lys continued towards Amiens via Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Doullens.^[3]

During the Ancien Régime, the parish was included in the former Diocese of Thérouanne, and after it was abolished in 1557, the parish was transferred to the Diocese of Saint-Omer.^[4]

Arms of Sercus	The arms of Sercus are blazoned : Argent, a lion contourny sable, in chief a label of 3 points gules.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Mémoire de la Société dunkerquoise pour l'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts, Année 1858, p. 78-79, lire en ligne
^ Mémoire de la Société dunkerquoise pour l'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts, 1862-1864, neuvième volume, p. 66, lire en ligne.

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