Famars

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Famars

(2020–2026) Véronique Dupire^[1]Area

4.73 km² (1.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,475 • Density520/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59221 /59300

Elevation36–87 m (118–285 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Famars (French pronunciation: [famaʁs] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,132	—
1975	1,567	+4.75%
1982	1,444	−1.16%
1990	2,002	+4.17%
1999	2,499	+2.49%
2007	2,495	−0.02%
2012	2,475	−0.16%
2017	2,517	+0.34%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Famars are blazoned :
Sable billetty, a lion Or, armed, langued and crowned argent.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE