Féron

Féron
Féron
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Trélon
Intercommunality Action Fourmies et environs
Mayor Jean-François Baudry
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 158–223 m (518–732 ft)
(avg. 172 m/564 ft)
Land area1 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population2 519  (1999)
 - Density 39 /km2 (100 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59229/ 59610
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Fourmies. Its population as of 1999 was 519. The current mayor is Jean-François Baudry. There is an annual festival "Féron'Arts".

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Heraldry

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered

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