Féron
Commune
The town hall in Féron
The town hall in Féron
Coat of arms of Féron
Coat of arms
Location of Féron
Féron is located in France
Féron
Féron
Féron is located in Hauts-de-France
Féron
Féron
Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E / 50.0467°N 4.0256°E / 50.0467; 4.0256
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalitySud Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Baudry[1]
Area
1
13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
527
 • Density39/km2 (100/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.

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

Arms of Féron
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. [4](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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