Férin
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Aniche | |
Community association | Douaisis | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 4 ′ E | |
height | 27-45 m | |
surface | 5.52 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,455 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 264 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59169 | |
INSEE code | 59228 | |
Website | http://communedeferin.free.fr/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Férin |
Férin is a French commune with 1,455 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Aniche (until 2015: canton of Douai-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Férinois .
geography
Férin is located about four kilometers south of Douai in the Ostrevent landscape on the canalized River Sensée . Férin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lambres-lez-Douai in the north, Sin-le-Noble in the north-east, Dechy in the east, Gœulzin in the south and south-east, Gouy-sous-Bellonne in the south and south-west, Corbehem in the west and Courchelettes in the north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 783 | 834 | 789 | 1,318 | 1,391 | 1,351 | 1,338 | 1,479 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Amand Church, built in 1922
- Archaeological site of the Gallo-Roman Villa Ferinius from the 3rd century AD
Web links
Commons : Férin - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Férin in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture