Feignies (French pronunciation: [fɛɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
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The church in Feignies | |
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Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 3°55′08″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Aulnoye-Aymeries |
Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Leduc |
Area 1 | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
Population | 6,809 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59225 /59750 |
Elevation | 130–161 m (427–528 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
Website | https://ville-feignies.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,666 | — |
1975 | 7,147 | +1.00% |
1982 | 6,910 | −0.48% |
1990 | 7,269 | +0.64% |
1999 | 7,183 | −0.13% |
2007 | 7,221 | +0.07% |
2012 | 7,156 | −0.18% |
2017 | 6,881 | −0.78% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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The arms of Feignies are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)
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