Fenain | |
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 The church in Fenain | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fenain | |
Fenain Fenain | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 3°18′05″E / 50.3664°N 3.3014°E / 50.3664; 3.3014 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Fabien Bouriez1 |
Area 1 | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 5,441 |
| • Density | 941/km2 (2,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59227 /59179 |
| Elevation | 16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fenain (French pronunciation: [fənɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.3
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,462 | — |
| 1975 | 6,270 | +1.99% |
| 1982 | 5,755 | −1.22% |
| 1990 | 5,639 | −0.25% |
| 1999 | 5,365 | −0.55% |
| 2007 | 5,350 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 5,337 | −0.05% |
| 2017 | 5,385 | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 5,441 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Fenain are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE