Assevent

Assevent (French pronunciation: [asvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Assevent
Commune
A general view of Assevent
Coat of arms
Location of Assevent
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Coordinates: 50°17′19″N 4°00′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marjorie Mahieux[1]
Area 1	1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,782
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59021 /59600
Elevation	122–151 m (400–495 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	924	—
1975	1,360	+5.68%
1982	1,599	+2.34%
1990	1,940	+2.45%
1999	1,875	−0.38%
2009	1,715	−0.89%
2014	1,859	+1.63%
2020	1,810	−0.44%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Assevent

The arms of Assevent are blazoned : Argent, a chevron between 3 trefoils sable. (Assevent, Romeries and Saint-Rémy-Chaussée use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department