Bermerain
Bermerain | |
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 The church in Bermerain | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bermerain  | |
  Bermerain  Bermerain | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′10″N 3°32′02″E / 50.2528°N 3.5339°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Caudry |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Solesmois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvan Bruniau[1] |
Area 1 | 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 763 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59069 /59213 |
| Elevation | 47–107 m (154–351 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bermerain (French pronunciation: [bɛʁməʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
History
Bermerain was the scene of action to drive back the Germans at the end of World War I. A dramatic account of fighting that took place between Bermerain and Sepmeries is provided by A S Bullock in his wartime memoir, which also illustrates one of only six maps thought to have been in circulation on the day in question (27 October 1918).[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 697 | — |
| 1975 | 664 | −0.69% |
| 1982 | 707 | +0.90% |
| 1990 | 693 | −0.25% |
| 1999 | 710 | +0.27% |
| 2009 | 643 | −0.99% |
| 2014 | 701 | +1.74% |
| 2020 | 739 | +0.88% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bermerain are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [6](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 80-82
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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