Abscon (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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% |
| 2007 | 4,202 | +0.20% |
| 2012 | 4,276 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 4,447 | +0.79% |
| 2023 | 4,108 | −1.31% |
Historical population
Source: EHESS (1800-1999) and INSEEHeraldry
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.)