Ferrière-la-Grande (French pronunciation: [fɛʁjɛʁ la ɡʁɑ̃d]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The river Solre flows through the commune.

Ferrière-la-Grande
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Coat of arms of Ferrière-la-Grande
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Ferrière-la-Grande is located in France
Ferrière-la-Grande
Ferrière-la-Grande
Ferrière-la-Grande is located in Hauts-de-France
Ferrière-la-Grande
Ferrière-la-Grande
Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 3°59′36″E / 50.2556°N 3.9933°E / 50.2556; 3.9933
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonMaubeuge
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Courtin[1]
Area
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10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,202
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59230 /59680
Elevation127–184 m (417–604 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1828 Pierre François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authorization to establish two iron furnaces at Ferrière-la-Grande powered by steam.[4] Dumont founded the factories at Ferrière-la-grande in 1830, the first coke-fired blast furnaces in the north of France to produce and mould pig-iron from the local minerals.[5] By decree of 23 April 1859 Dumont was granted a concession to build a railway line to link the factories Ferrière-la-Grande to the Saint-Quentin line at Erquelinnes. The line was built on land acquired by Dumont or expropriated on the grounds of public utility.[6]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,346—    
1975 5,703+0.93%
1982 5,611−0.23%
1990 5,746+0.30%
1999 5,672−0.14%
2007 5,457−0.48%
2012 5,365−0.34%
2017 5,301−0.24%
Source: INSEE[7]

Heraldry

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Arms of Ferrière-la-Grande
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. [8](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)



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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Barbier & Daviet 1989, p. 217.
  5. ^ Bulletin de le Societe ... 1890, p. 265.
  6. ^ Carnot 1881, p. 367.
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered

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