Bermerain

Summary

Bermerain (French pronunciation: [bɛʁməʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Bermerain
The church in Bermerain
The church in Bermerain
Coat of arms of Bermerain
Location of Bermerain
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Bermerain is located in Hauts-de-France
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Bermerain
Coordinates: 50°15′10″N 3°32′02″E / 50.2528°N 3.5339°E / 50.2528; 3.5339
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonCaudry
IntercommunalityCC Pays Solesmois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yvan Bruniau[1]
Area
1
6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
763
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59069 /59213
Elevation47–107 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.

History edit

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 edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 edit

 
Arms of Bermerain
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.)



See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 80-82
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered