Féron | ||
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Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E / 50.0467°N 4.0256°ECoordinates: 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 | Trélon | |
Intercommunality | Action Fourmies et environs | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Baudry | |
Area1 | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 519 | |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59229 /59610 | |
Elevation | 158–223 m (518–732 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Féron is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Fourmies. Its population in 1999 was 519. The current mayor is Jean-François Baudry. There is an annual festival "Féron'Arts".
Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. (Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)