Abscon
Abscon is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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 Town hall | |
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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 |
| Area 1 | 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,447 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2005 | 4,161 | — |
| 2006 | 4,152 | −0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,202 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,221 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,225 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,228 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,244 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,276 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,315 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,370 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,426 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4,440 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,447 | +0.2% |
Politics
Presidential Elections Second Round:[2]
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 62.57 | |
| 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 62.79 | |
| 2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 54.37 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 77.60 | |
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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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