Semide is a commune in the

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department in the

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in northern of

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. It is located northeast of

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, of

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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

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beginning dominates by cereals.

Population

The inhabitants are called ''Semidas''.

Sights

* St-Pierre St-Paul Church from the twelfth century. * Big Bertha : Vestige of an installation of a

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(officially called 38 cm SKL/45), wrongly called by usage Big Bertha. * National graveyard from the

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Economy

Semide main's activity is farming, predominantly

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and

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production.

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