Abscon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Abscon
Coat of arms
Location of Abscon
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(2020–2026) Patrick Kowalczyk[1]Area
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7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
4,203 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)Demonym(s)Absconnais, AbsconnaisesTime 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

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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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