Sepmeries

Sepmeries
Commune
The town hall in Sepmeries
The town hall in Sepmeries
Coat of arms of Sepmeries
Coat of arms
Location of Sepmeries
Sepmeries is located in France
Sepmeries
Sepmeries
Location within France
Sepmeries is located in Hauts-de-France
Sepmeries
Sepmeries
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 3°33′53″E / 50.2836°N 3.5647°E / 50.2836; 3.5647
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCC Pays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Soszynski
Area
1
5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Highest elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Lowest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2023)
640
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59565 /59269
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.

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.

Heraldry

Arms of Sepmeries
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.)



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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 81-82