Féron | |
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 The town hall in Féron | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Féron | |
Féron Féron | |
| Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E / 50.0467°N 4.0256°E / 50.0467; 4.0256 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | Sud Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Baudry1 |
Area 1 | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 514 |
| • Density | 38.4/km2 (99.4/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, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered