Fenain

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Fenain
Fenain coat of arms
Fenain (France)
Fenain
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Sin-le-Noble
Community association Cœur d'Ostre event
Coordinates 50 ° 22 ′  N , 3 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′  N , 3 ° 18 ′  E
height 16-47 m
surface 5.78 km 2
Residents 5,385 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 932 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59179
INSEE code 59227
Website http://www.ville-fenain.fr/

Fenain Town Hall

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Fenain is a French municipality with 5385 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Sin-le-Noble . The inhabitants arecalled the Fenainois .

geography

Fenain's neighboring communities are Rieulay in the north and northwest, Wandignies-Hamage in the north and northeast, Erre in the east, Abscon in the southwest and Somain in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 5253 5462 6270 5755 5639 5365 5348 5327

Attractions

  • Church Saint-André
  • old station on the disused railway line from Somain to Orchies
  • House of History
  • disused Agache colliery
Church Saint-André
Agache colliery

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1107.

Web links

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