Bermerain
Bermerain | |
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.svg) 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 | Communauté de communes du Pays solesmois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020-2026) | Yvan Bruniau |
| Area 1 | 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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).[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 880 | — |
| 1800 | 932 | +5.9% |
| 1806 | 970 | +4.1% |
| 1821 | 1,053 | +8.6% |
| 1831 | 1,220 | +15.9% |
| 1836 | 1,203 | −1.4% |
| 1841 | 1,228 | +2.1% |
| 1846 | 1,245 | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 1,261 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 1,290 | +2.3% |
| 1861 | 1,281 | −0.7% |
| 1866 | 1,292 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1,259 | −2.6% |
| 1876 | 1,206 | −4.2% |
| 1881 | 1,133 | −6.1% |
| 1886 | 1,082 | −4.5% |
| 1891 | 1,053 | −2.7% |
| 1896 | 975 | −7.4% |
| 1901 | 956 | −1.9% |
| 1906 | 931 | −2.6% |
| 1911 | 875 | −6.0% |
| 1921 | 732 | −16.3% |
| 1926 | 737 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 714 | −3.1% |
| 1936 | 660 | −7.6% |
| 1946 | 613 | −7.1% |
| 1954 | 665 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 669 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 697 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 664 | −4.7% |
| 1982 | 707 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 693 | −2.0% |
| 1999 | 710 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 668 | −5.9% |
| 2006 | 658 | −1.5% |
| 2009 | 643 | −2.3% |
| 2014 | 701 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 707 | +0.9% |
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. [3](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
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 80-82
- ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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