Férin

Férin
Férin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Férin
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Douai-Sud
Intercommunality	Douaisis
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Leignel (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	27–45 m (89–148 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
Land area1	5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population2	1,351  (1999)
- Density	245 /km2 (630 /sq mi)
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.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Férin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Douai.

Heraldry

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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file