Ferrière-la-Grande
Ferrière-la-Grande is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune. In 1828 Pierre François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authorization to establish two iron furnaces at Ferrière-la-Grande powered by steam.- Type: Locality with 5,310 residents
- Description: commune in Nord, France
- Also known as: “59230” and “Ferrière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maubeuge station and Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite.
Maubeuge station
Railway station
Maubeuge is a railway station serving the town Maubeuge, Nord department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.
Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite
Museum
Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite is a museum.
Hôtel de Ville, Maubeuge
Town hall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hautmont and Beaufort.
Hautmont
Town
Hautmont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 5 km southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents. On 3 August 2008 a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre damaging hundreds of buildings, forty of which collapsed. Hautmont is situated 5 km west of Ferrière-la-Grande.
Beaufort
Village
Neuf-Mesnil
Village
Neuf-Mesnil is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Neuf-Mesnil is situated 6 km west of Ferrière-la-Grande.
Ferrière-la-Grande
- Category: commune of France
- Location: Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.255° or 50° 15′ 18″ north
Longitude
3.9928° or 3° 59′ 34″ east
Population
5,310
Elevation
140 metres (459 feet)
Open location code
9F257X3V+X4
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ferrière-la-Grande” goes by many names.
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- Catalan: “Ferrière”
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- Chechen: “ФегӀгӀегӀ-ла-ГгӀанд”
- Chinese: “Ferrière-la-Grande”
- Chinese: “大費里耶爾”
- Chinese: “大费里耶尔”
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- Kazakh: “Ferrière-la-Grande”
- Kazakh: “Феррьер-ла-Гранд”
- Kazakh: “فەرريەر-لا-گراند”
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- Occitan (post 1500): “Ferrière-la-Grande”
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- Russian: “Феррьер-ла-Гранд”
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- Spanish: “Ferriere la Grande”
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- Spanish: “Ferrière”
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- Swiss German: “Ferrière-la-Grande”
- Turkish: “Ferrière-la-Grande”
- Ukrainian: “Фер’єр-ла-Гранд”
- Ukrainian: “Фер’єр-ла-Ґранд”
- Ukrainian: “Ферр’єр-ла-Гранд”
- Ukrainian: “Ферр’єр-ла-Ґранд”
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