Ferrière-la-Petite

Ferrière-la-Petite

Coat of arms
Ferrière-la-Petite

Coordinates: 50°14′26″N 4°01′23″E / 50.2406°N 4.0231°E / 50.2406; 4.0231Coordinates: 50°14′26″N 4°01′23″E / 50.2406°N 4.0231°E / 50.2406; 4.0231
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Marchand
Area1 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,118
  Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59231 / 59680
Elevation 131–188 m (430–617 ft)
(avg. 137 m or 449 ft)

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.

Ferrière-la-Petite is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Ferrière-la-Petite are blazoned :
Gules, on a fess argent, 3 breams proper.

See also

References

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