Férin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.INSEE commune file
It is south of Douai.
History
Paleolithic site, then roman occupation, "Férin" takes his name from ferinius. The local seigneurie belonged to the Saint-Amand abbey. In 1804, a red crock containing 1800 roman medals most of which were in the honour of Postumus was foundPage 616, Statistique Archéologique du département du Nord, archived at the Harvard College Library numerised by Google Books. Postumus was an emperor of the Gallic Empire in the year 260 of the common era. Heraldry
See also Communes of the Nord department
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