Sémeries
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Sémeries is a commune
in the Nord department in northern France
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Sémeries sits in the valley of the Helpe in the Avesnois Regional Park in an area called the little Switzerland of the North.
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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 Nord department in northern 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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Sémeries sits in the valley of the Helpe in the Avesnois Regional Park in an area called the little Switzerland of the North.
History
The rights of the village were given in 1095 by Thierry d'Avesnes to Abbey Liessies who retained it until the French RevolutionFrench Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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