Sepmeries | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall in Sepmeries | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sepmeries | |
  Sepmeries  Sepmeries | |
| Coordinates:50°17′01″N3°33′53″E / 50.2836°N 3.5647°E /50.2836; 3.5647 | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 645 |
| • Density | 108/km2 (279/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 acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
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.[4]
| The arms of Sepmeries areblazoned : Azure, a cross moline between 4 mullets of 6 points argent. (Rombies-et-Marchipont andSepmeries use the same arms.) |
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