Semousies

Semousies (French pronunciation: [səmuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Semousies
Commune
The church in Semousies
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  (2022)[2]	229
• Density	74/km2 (190/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

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

• Communes of the Nord department