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

Zermezeele
Zermezele
The town hall in Zermezeele
The town hall in Zermezeele
Coat of arms of Zermezeele
Location of Zermezeele
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Zermezeele is located in France
Zermezeele
Zermezeele
Zermezeele is located in Hauts-de-France
Zermezeele
Zermezeele
Coordinates: 50°49′31″N 2°27′03″E / 50.8253°N 2.4508°E / 50.8253; 2.4508
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityFlandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Émidia Koch[1]
Area
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4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
238
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zermezeelois, Zermezeeloises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59667 /59670
Elevation14–54 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

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



See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zermezeele, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE