Abscon (French pronunciation: [apskɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Commune | |
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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 | 4,309 |
• Density | 590/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. |
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Source: EHESS (1800-2006)[4] and INSEE[5] |
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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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