Ferrière-la-Grande
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  Ferrière-la-Grande | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ferrière-la-Grande | ||
| Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 3°59′36″E / 50.2556°N 3.9933°ECoordinates: 50°15′20″N 3°59′36″E / 50.2556°N 3.9933°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Maubeuge-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Dronsart | |
| Area1 | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 5,669 | |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59230 / 59680 | |
| Elevation |
127–184 m (417–604 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Ferrière-la-Grande is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Ferrière-la-Grande 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.) |
See also
References
- ↑ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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