Ferrière-la-Grande | |
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| Coordinates:50°15′20″N3°59′36″E / 50.2556°N 3.9933°E /50.2556; 3.9933 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Maubeuge |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Benoît Courtin[1] |
Area 1 | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,167 |
| • Density | 516.2/km2 (1,337/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59230 /59680 |
| Elevation | 127–184 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. | |
Ferrière-la-Grande (French pronunciation:[fɛʁjɛʁlaɡʁɑ̃d]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3] The riverSolre flows through the commune.
In 1828Pierre François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton ofMaubeuge, 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 atErquelinnes.The line was built on land acquired by Dumont or expropriated on the grounds of public utility.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
.svg) | The arms of Ferrière-la-Grande areblazoned : 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 andSolrinnes use the same arms.) |
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