Féron (French pronunciation: ​[feʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Féron
Commune
The town hall in Féron
Coat of arms
Location of Féron
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Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	Sud Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Baudry[1]
Area 1	13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	564
• Density	42/km2 (110/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.

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

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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

External links

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