Féron

Féron is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Féron
The town hall in Féron
Coat of arms
Location of Féron
Féron
Féron
Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Sud Avesnois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-François Baudry
Area
1
13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
567
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59229 /59610
Elevation158–223 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.

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".

Heraldry

Arms of Féron
The arms of Féron are blazoned :

Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [2](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered



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