Feignies

Feignies
Commune
The church in Feignies
The church in Feignies
Coat of arms of Feignies
Coat of arms
Location of Feignies
Feignies is located in France
Feignies
Feignies
Feignies is located in Hauts-de-France
Feignies
Feignies
Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 3°55′08″E / 50.3031°N 3.9189°E / 50.3031; 3.9189
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAulnoye-Aymeries
IntercommunalityMaubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Leduc[1]
Area
1
18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
6,752
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59225 /59750
Elevation130–161 m (427–528 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
Websiteville-feignies.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,666—    
1975 7,147+1.00%
1982 6,910−0.48%
1990 7,269+0.64%
1999 7,183−0.13%
2007 7,221+0.07%
2012 7,156−0.18%
2017 6,881−0.78%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Feignies
Arms of Feignies
 The arms of Feignies are blazoned :

Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)



See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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