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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fenain (French pronunciation: [fənɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Fenain | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 3°18′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Douai |
Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Arlette Dupilet[1] |
Area 1 | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,529 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59227 /59179 |
Elevation | 16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,462 | — |
1975 | 6,270 | +1.99% |
1982 | 5,755 | −1.22% |
1990 | 5,639 | −0.25% |
1999 | 5,365 | −0.55% |
2007 | 5,350 | −0.03% |
2012 | 5,337 | −0.05% |
2017 | 5,385 | +0.18% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The arms of Fenain are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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