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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Abscon Commune Town hall Coat of arms Location of Abscon Abscon Show map of France Abscon Show map of Hauts-de-France Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 3°18′10″E / 50.3347°N 3.3028°E / 50.3347; 3.3028 Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Nord Arrondissement Valenciennes Canton Denain Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Kowalczyk[1] Area 1 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 4,108 • Density 565/km2 (1,460/sq mi) Demonym(s) Absconnais, Absconnaises Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 59002 /59215 Elevation 38–64 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: [\[apskɔ̃\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French)) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Nord](/source/Nord_(French_department)) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in northern [France](/source/France).[3]

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 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% Year Pop. ±% 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% 2007 4,202 +0.20% 2012 4,276 +0.35% 2017 4,447 +0.79% 2023 4,108 −1.31% Source: EHESS (1800-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

## Heraldry

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

- [Communes of the Nord department](/source/Communes_of_the_Nord_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-59002) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [INSEE commune file](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59002-abscon)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ehess_4-0)** *Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui*: [Commune data sheet Abscon](http://cassini.ehess.fr/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=79), [EHESS](/source/School_for_Advanced_Studies_in_the_Social_Sciences) (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_5-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-59002#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

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