Féchain

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Féchain
Aerial view of Féchain

Coat of arms
Féchain
Coordinates: 50°15′58″N 3°12′50″E / 50.266°N 3.214°E / 50.266; 3.214Coordinates: 50°15′58″N 3°12′50″E / 50.266°N 3.214°E / 50.266; 3.214
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Arleux
Intercommunality Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Wallart
Area
  Land1 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Population2 1,871
  Population2 Density 360/km2 (940/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59224 / 59247
Elevation 31–71 m (102–233 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)

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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Féchain are blazoned :
Sable, a bend Or. (Cuincy and Féchain use the same arms.)

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