Bachant

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

Bachant
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bachant
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Coordinates: 50°12′55″N 3°51′55″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Aulnoye-Aymeries
Intercommunality	Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Zélani[1]
Area 1	9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,246
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59041 /59138
Elevation	127–169 m (417–554 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 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	2,750	—
1975	2,692	−0.30%
1982	2,534	−0.86%
1990	2,498	−0.18%
1999	2,368	−0.59%
2007	2,387	+0.10%
2012	2,392	+0.04%
2017	2,324	−0.58%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Bachant

The arms of Bachant are blazoned : Gules, a chevron Or between 3 trefoils argent. (Bachant and Vieux-Mesnil use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department