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Férin

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Férin

Total population

1,447

Air quality index

48Good
Elevation27 m
Land area5.52 km²
Coordinates50.33°, 3.07°

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City facts

Elevation
27 m
Area
5.52 km²
head of government
Michel Pederencino
Official website
www.ferin.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Férin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.3274
Longitude
3.0744
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
48
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
120
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
51,958
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,859
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,566
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,557
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,371
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,311
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,202
  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    914
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    869

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
3.2
Largest event
2008-07-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Charles Delestraint
Charles Delestraint
French general (1879-1945)
Constantin Pecqueur
Constantin Pecqueur
French academic and politician (1801-1887)
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
French politician (1754-1838)
P
Pierre Parmentier
French association football player (1907–1977)
Wivina
Wivina
12th-century Christian saint
J
Jérôme Carrein
sentenced to death in France
Alexandre Bachelet
Alexandre Bachelet
French politician (1866-1945)
A
André-Joseph-Ghislain Le Glay
French historian (1785-1863)
A
André Joseph Lemaire
French general
A
Auguste-Joseph Bernard
French politician
E
Ernest Cavro
French entomologist (1880-1973)
Fabien Lecœuvre
Fabien Lecœuvre
French press agent
G
Gilbert Mathon
French politician
Jean-Charles Desailly
Jean-Charles Desailly
French officer (1768–1830)
Marc Silvert
Marc Silvert
French basketball player
M
Marcel Le Glay
French ancient historian and epigraphist (1920-1992)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Cinnabar moth
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
Seen 2026-06-17
Cricket-bat Orbweaver
Cricket-bat Orbweaver
Mangora acalypha
Seen 2026-06-17
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Seen 2026-06-17
Colorado Potato Beetle
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Seen 2026-06-16
Ruddy Darter
Ruddy Darter
Sympetrum sanguineum
Seen 2026-06-16
viper's-bugloss
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-14
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
Seen 2026-06-10
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Seen 2026-06-09
Common Rough Woodlouse
Common Rough Woodlouse
Porcellio scaber
Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
59228
Department
59
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
1,432

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr