Fenain (French pronunciation: [fənɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Fenain
The church in Fenain
The church in Fenain
Coat of arms of Fenain
Location of Fenain
Map
Fenain is located in France
Fenain
Fenain
Fenain is located in Hauts-de-France
Fenain
Fenain
Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 3°18′05″E / 50.3664°N 3.3014°E / 50.3664; 3.3014
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonSin-le-Noble
IntercommunalityCœur d'Ostrevent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Arlette Dupilet[1]
Area
1
5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,529
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59227 /59179
Elevation16–47 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.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Fenain
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.)



See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE