Féron | |
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Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E / 50.0467°N 4.0256°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Fourmies |
Intercommunality | Sud Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Baudry [1] |
Area 1 | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 527 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59229 /59610 |
Elevation | 158–223 m (518–732 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Féron (French pronunciation: [feʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Fourmies. Its population in 2019 was 564. The current mayor, elected in 2020, is Jean-François Baudry. [1] There is an annual festival "Féron'Arts".
The arms of Féron are
blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [4]( Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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