Zermezeele

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Zermezeele
Zermezeele coat of arms
Zermezeele (France)
Zermezeele
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Wormhout
Community association Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates 50 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  E
height 14-54 m
surface 4.83 km 2
Residents 223 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59670
INSEE code 59667

Mairie Zermezeele

Zermezeele , Dutch Zermezeele , is a French municipality with 223 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Dunkerque and to the municipal association Flandre Intérieure (formerly Communauté de communes du Pays de Cassel) founded in 2014 . West Flemish is also spoken in Zermezeele .

geography

The municipality of Zermezeele is located in French Flanders in the far north of France, about 27 kilometers south of Dunkirk and nine kilometers west of the border with Belgium (municipality of Poperinge ). The predominantly flat area of ​​the municipality is traversed by the Zermezeele Becque , a tributary of the Peene Becque . The south of the municipality lies on the western edge of the West Flemish hill country (Dutch: West-Vlaams Heuvelland ; French: Monts de Flandre ) and reaches a maximum height of 54 m here.

In addition to the closed settlement image of the core town, there are numerous scattered individual farms in the municipality of Zermezeele. Intensive agriculture and the complete absence of forest areas are characteristic of Zermezeele and the surrounding area. The main road through the village of Zermezeele runs on the old Roman road from Dunkirk to Cassel.

Neighboring communities of Zermezeele are Wormhout in the northeast, Hardifort in the east, Wemaers-Cappel in the south, Arnèke in the west and Ledringhem in the northwest.

history

In a manuscript about the Battle of Cassel , the place Zermezeele first appeared in 1330 as Serminseles . Later spellings were Sarmezelles and Sermezele . The Notre-Came-des-Sept-Douleurs (Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows) chapel to the north of the village dates from the 18th century, the village church of Saint-Omer from the 13th century (remodeled in the 18th century).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 196 161 137 167 178 191 191 223
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Omer church
  • Saint-Omer Church (St. Audomar )
  • Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows) Chapel
  • five oratorios scattered across the parish
  • Log cabin from 1939

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture plays the main role in Zermezeele. There are 13 farms in the municipality (grain cultivation, cattle breeding), as well as a few small craft and service companies.

Zermezeele is somewhat off the national traffic flow, but is connected to the surrounding cities and communities by a well-developed road network in all directions. In four kilometers away Arnèke trains stop rail line from Dunkerque to Lille . There are connections to the A25 autoroute in the small towns of Wormhout and Steenvoorde , each seven kilometers away .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 483-486.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Zermezeele on fr.geneawiki.com (French) and Old French or Romanized names in French Flanders ( Memento from February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (German)
  2. ↑ Zermezeele on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Zermezeele on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms in Zermezeele (French)

Web links

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