Famars | |
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Coordinates: 50°19′N 3°31′E / 50.31°N 3.52°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Dupire [1] |
Area 1 | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 2,475 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59221 /59300 |
Elevation | 36–87 m (118–285 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Famars (French pronunciation: [famaʁs] ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,132 | — |
1975 | 1,567 | +4.75% |
1982 | 1,444 | −1.16% |
1990 | 2,002 | +4.17% |
1999 | 2,499 | +2.49% |
2007 | 2,495 | −0.02% |
2012 | 2,475 | −0.16% |
2017 | 2,517 | +0.34% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
The arms of Famars are
blazoned : Sable billetty, a lion Or, armed, langued and crowned argent.
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