Férin

Férin
The town hall in Férin
The town hall in Férin
Coat of arms of Férin
Location of Férin
Férin is located in France
Férin
Férin
Location within France
Férin is located in Hauts-de-France
Férin
Férin
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 3°04′26″E / 50.328°N 3.074°E / 50.328; 3.074
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonAniche
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Pederencino
Area
1
5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Lowest elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,432
 • Density259/km2 (672/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59228 /59169
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Férin (French pronunciation: [feʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Douai.

History

Heraldry

Arms of Férin
Arms of Férin
The arms of Férin are blazoned :

Or, an eagle sable dimidiated with Azure semy de lys Or. The latter being France Ancient (Dechy, Férin and Saint-Saulve use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Page 616, Statistique Archéologique du département du Nord, archived at the Harvard College Library numerised by Google Books