Zermezeele

Zermezeele Zermezele
Commune
The town hall in Zermezeele
Coat of arms
Location of Zermezeele
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Coordinates: 50°49′31″N 2°27′03″E / 50.8253°N 2.4508°E / 50.8253; 2.4508
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Émidia Koch[1]
Area ^1	4.83 km^2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	245
• Density	50.7/km^2 (131/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zermezeelois, Zermezeeloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59667 /59670
Elevation	14–54 m (46–177 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The northern border between Ledringhem and Zermezeele is marked by the river Peene Becque.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

Arms of Zermezeele

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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