Semide is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern of France.

Semide
The church in Semide
The church in Semide
Coat of arms of Semide
Location of Semide
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Semide is located in France
Semide
Semide
Semide is located in Grand Est
Semide
Semide
Coordinates: 49°20′30″N 4°35′01″E / 49.3417°N 4.5835°E / 49.3417; 4.5835
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonAttigny
IntercommunalityArgonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hubert Oudin[1]
Area
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37.04 km2 (14.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
175
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08410 /08400
Elevation110–204 m (361–669 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located 200 km (120 mi) northeast of Paris, 40 km (25 mi) of Reims.

History

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Semide has not always been what it is today. Formerly, the chalky soil gave bad harvest. This poor land, where resinous had been plant under the Second Empire provided to the sheep kine sparse grass. In the 1960s, Semide underwent a change which has modified its economy, its way of life and the landscape. Mecanisation, motorisation, clearing, fertilizer utilization and regrouping of lands mark out the intensive farming beginning dominates by cereals.

Population

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The inhabitants are called Semidas.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962314—    
1968293−6.7%
1975251−14.3%
1982264+5.2%
1990258−2.3%
1999245−5.0%
2008213−13.1%

Sights

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Economy

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Semide main's activity is farming, predominantly cereal and sugar beet production.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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