Abscon

Abscon
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Abscon
Coat of arms
Location of Abscon
Map
Abscon is located in France
Abscon
Abscon
Abscon is located in Hauts-de-France
Abscon
Abscon
Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 3°18′10″E / 50.3347°N 3.3028°E / 50.3347; 3.3028
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonDenain
IntercommunalityPorte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Kowalczyk[1]
Area
1
7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,203
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Absconnais, Absconnaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59002 /59215
Elevation38–64 m (125–210 ft)
(avg. 59 m or 194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abscon (French pronunciation: [apskɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 425—    
1806 502+2.81%
1821 675+1.99%
1831 939+3.36%
1836 997+1.21%
1841 1,221+4.14%
1846 1,344+1.94%
1851 1,464+1.73%
1856 1,630+2.17%
1861 1,608−0.27%
1866 1,650+0.52%
1872 2,280+5.54%
1876 2,745+4.75%
1881 2,996+1.77%
1886 2,948−0.32%
1891 2,810−0.95%
1896 2,919+0.76%
1901 2,912−0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,053+0.95%
1911 3,250+1.26%
1921 3,150−0.31%
1926 4,359+6.71%
1931 4,308−0.24%
1936 4,244−0.30%
1946 4,289+0.11%
1954 4,445+0.45%
1962 4,819+1.01%
1968 4,899+0.27%
1975 4,636−0.79%
1982 4,213−1.36%
1990 3,954−0.79%
1999 4,135+0.50%
2009 4,225+0.22%
2014 4,370+0.68%
2020 4,241−0.50%
Source: EHESS (1800-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Abscon
Arms of Abscon
 The arms of Abscon are blazoned :

Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abscon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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