Villers-Semeuse

Villers-Semeuse
Commune
The town hall in Villers-Semeuse
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Semeuse
Villers-Semeuse Show map of France Villers-Semeuse Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°44′31″N 4°44′44″E / 49.74194°N 4.74556°E / 49.74194; 4.74556
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Villers-Semeuse
Intercommunality	CA Ardenne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérémy Dupuy[1]
Area ^1	7.03 km^2 (2.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,628
• Density	516/km^2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08480 /08000
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-Semeuse (French pronunciation: [vile səmøz]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 207 —     1800 191 −1.14% 1806 196 +0.43% 1821 218 +0.71% 1831 345 +4.70% 1836 346 +0.06% 1841 357 +0.63% 1846 398 +2.20% 1851 407 +0.45% 1866 705 +3.73% 1872 800 +2.13% 1876 902 +3.05% 1881 1,254 +6.81% 1886 1,090 −2.76% 1891 1,173 +1.48% 1896 1,444 +4.24% 1901 1,541 +1.31%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,826 +3.45% 1911 2,066 +2.50% 1921 2,172 +0.50% 1926 2,711 +4.53% 1931 2,802 +0.66% 1936 2,740 −0.45% 1946 2,372 −1.43% 1954 3,022 +3.07% 1962 3,389 +1.44% 1968 3,358 −0.15% 1975 3,193 −0.72% 1982 3,074 −0.54% 1990 3,595 +1.98% 1999 3,521 −0.23% 2007 3,179 −1.27% 2012 3,599 +2.51% 2017 3,604 +0.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

This is a list of people of interest who were born or lived in Villers Semeuse:

• Jean-Pierre Brunois, entrepreneur
• Roger Marche, footballer

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villers-Semeuse, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE