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

Sepmeries
Commune
The town hall in Sepmeries
Coat of arms
Location of Sepmeries
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Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 3°33′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Soszynski[1]
Area 1	5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	651
• Density	110/km2 (280/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.

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

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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

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