Semousies
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Semousies | ||
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Semousies | ||
Coordinates: 50°09′52″N 3°57′40″E / 50.164422°N 3.961126°ECoordinates: 50°09′52″N 3°57′40″E / 50.164422°N 3.961126°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord | |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Avesnes | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Honoré | |
Area1 | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 224 | |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59563 / 59440 | |
Elevation |
175–210 m (574–689 ft) (avg. 193 m or 633 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Semousies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[1]
The churchyard contains three Commonwealth war graves from the First World War.[2]
Heraldry
The arms of Semousies are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- ↑ "INSEE commune file" (in French). Retrieved March 2014.
- ↑ "CSemousies Churchyard". CWGC. Retrieved March 2014.
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