Abscon

Abscon
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Denain
Community association	Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates	50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ E
height	38-64 m
surface	7.27 km 2
Residents	4,447 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	612 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59215
INSEE code	59002
Website	http://abscon.fr/
	; Abscon Town Hall

Abscon is a French municipality with 4447 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France (formerly Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Denain . The inhabitants are called Absconnais .

geography

Abscon is about halfway between Valenciennes and Douai , 17 kilometers away.

Abscon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Fenain and Erre in the north, Escaudain in the east and northeast, Rœulx in the southeast, Mastaing in the south, Émerchicourt in the southwest, Aniche in the west and Somain in the northwest.

Autoroute A2 leads through the municipality . Here at the motorway triangle, the A21 autoroute goes to Lens .

history

The name of the place has been confirmed as an abconium since 1103 . As early as the 11th century, there was a larger parish here, which is led by a church with the patronage of Saint-Brice .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	4,819	4,899	4,636	4.213	3,954	4.135	4.152	4,244

Attractions

Ruins of the 18th century castle
Building from around 1765
town hall

The two giant figures Adalbaud and Rictrude represent the community.

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 619.

Web links

Commons : Abscon - collection of images, videos and audio files