Féron
Féron  | |
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![]() The town hall in Féron  | |
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Location of Féron  | |
![]() Féron ![]() Féron  | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Fourmies | 
| Intercommunality | Sud Avesnois | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Baudry[1] | 
Area 1  | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 509 | 
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 59229 /59610  | 
| Elevation | 158–223 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. | |
Féron (French pronunciation: [feʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Fourmies. Its population in 2019 was 564. The current mayor, elected in 2020, is Jean-François Baudry.[1] There is an annual festival "Féron'Arts".
Heraldry
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The arms of Féron are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [4](Bermerain, Étrœungt, , Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.) 
 
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ INSEE commune file
 - ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
 
External links
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