Semousies (French pronunciation: [səmuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Semousies | |
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 The church in Semousies | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Semousies  | |
  Semousies  Semousies | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′52″N 3°57′40″E / 50.164422°N 3.961126°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Beugnies[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 232 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
The churchyard contains three Commonwealth war graves from the First World War.[4]
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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.)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INSEE commune file" (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "CSemousies Churchyard". CWGC. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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