Bermerain Explained

Bermerain
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Etroeungt (Nord).svg
Arrondissement:Cambrai
Canton:Caudry
Insee:59069
Postal Code:59213
Mayor:Yvan Bruniau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays Solesmois
Coordinates:50.2528°N 3.5339°W
Elevation M:104
Elevation Min M:47
Elevation Max M:107
Area Km2:6.66

Bermerain (in French pronounced as /bɛʁməʁɛ̃/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

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).[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59069-bermerain INSEE commune file
  3. Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 80-82