Semide Explained

Semide
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Semide 08.svg
Arrondissement:Vouziers
Canton:Attigny
Insee:08410
Postal Code:08400
Mayor:Hubert Oudin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Argonne Ardennaise
Coordinates:49.3417°N 4.5835°W
Elevation M:149
Elevation Min M:110
Elevation Max M:204
Area Km2:37.04

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

It is located 200km (100miles) northeast of Paris, 40km (30miles) of Reims.

History

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

The inhabitants are called Semidas.

Sights

Economy

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.