Feignies
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Feignies | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 3°55′08″E / 50.3031°N 3.9189°ECoordinates: 50°18′11″N 3°55′08″E / 50.3031°N 3.9189°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Bavay | |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Jarosz | |
| Area1 | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 7,183 | |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59225 / 59750 | |
| Elevation |
130–161 m (427–528 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Feignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth.
Heraldry
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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.) |
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