Sempy
Encyclopedia
Sempy is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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on the D129 road, alongside the banks of the small Bras de Brosne
river.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Sempy is located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
on the D129 road, alongside the banks of the small Bras de Brosne
Bras de Brosne
The Bras de Bronne is a small river in northern France whose 11 km course crosses the departement of the Pas-de-Calais.Its source is at the hamlet of Etreuille, near the village of Saint-Michel-sous-Bois...
river.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 | 238 | 229 | 210 | 176 | 176 | 238 |
| Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Firmin, dating from the thirteenth century
- Traces of an ancient chateauChâteauA château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
. - A watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
and a windmillWindmillA windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
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