Semousies
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Semousies (French pronunciation: [səmuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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The church in Semousies | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Semousies | |
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| Coordinates: 50°09′52″N 3°57′40″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 (2023)[2] | 227 |
| • Density | 73.7/km2 (191/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]
Heraldry
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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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