Féron

Féron
Féron
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Féron
	Féron Féron
	Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 4°01′32″E / 50.0467°N 4.0256°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	Action Fourmies et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Baudry
Area 1	13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population (1999)	519
• Density	39/km2 (100/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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Fourmies. Its population in 1999 was 519. The current mayor is Jean-François Baudry. There is an annual festival "Féron'Arts".

Heraldry

Arms of Féron	The arms of Féron are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. ^[1](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)