Abscon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Abscon
Commune
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Abscon Coat of arms
Location of Abscon Map
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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 (2022)^[2]	4,160
• Density	570/km² (1,500/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] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

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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%
2009	4,225	+0.22%
2014	4,370	+0.68%
2020	4,241	−0.50%

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Source: EHESS (1800-1999)^[4] and INSEE^[5]