Semousies

Semousies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

Semousies
The church in Semousies
Coat of arms
Location of Semousies
Semousies
Semousies
Coordinates: 50°09′52″N 3°57′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jérôme Beugnies
Area
1
3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
243
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59563 /59440
Elevation175–210 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.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Semousies
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

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "INSEE commune file" (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. "CSemousies Churchyard". CWGC. Retrieved 2 March 2014.


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