Zermezeele

Zermezeele (French pronunciation: [zɛʁməzɛl]; Dutch: Zermezele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

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Commune
The town hall in Zermezeele
Coat of arms
Location of Zermezeele
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Coordinates: 50°49′31″N 2°27′03″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Émidia Koch[1]
Area 1	4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	245
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zermezeelois, Zermezeeloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59667 /59670
Elevation	14–54 m (46–177 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The northern border between Ledringhem and Zermezeele is marked by the river Peene Becque.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 373 —     1800 407 +1.25% 1806 421 +0.57% 1821 404 −0.27% 1831 437 +0.79% 1836 430 −0.32% 1841 432 +0.09% 1846 413 −0.90% 1851 409 −0.19% 1856 373 −1.83% 1861 385 +0.64% 1866 395 +0.51% 1872 373 −0.95% 1876 372 −0.07% 1881 359 −0.71% 1886 338 −1.20% 1891 341 +0.18% 1896 337 −0.24%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 345 +0.47% 1906 326 −1.13% 1911 307 −1.19% 1921 292 −0.50% 1926 266 −1.85% 1931 265 −0.08% 1936 259 −0.46% 1946 264 +0.19% 1954 244 −0.98% 1962 231 −0.68% 1968 196 −2.70% 1975 161 −2.77% 1982 137 −2.28% 1990 167 +2.51% 1999 178 +0.71% 2009 192 +0.76% 2014 188 −0.42% 2020 231 +3.49%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Zermezeele

The arms of Zermezeele are blazoned : Argent, a chief gules, overall a bendlet sable.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department