Bermerain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bermerain

(2020–2026) Yvan Bruniau^[1]Area

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.

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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

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.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". 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