Abscon
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Abscon (French pronunciation: [apskɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Abscon | |
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 Town hall | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Abscon | |
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| Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 3°18′10″E | |
| 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. | |
Population
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Heraldry
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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.)
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