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Bachant

Bachant is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Coordinates: 50°12′55″N 3°51′55″E / 50.2153°N 3.8653°E / 50.2153; 3.8653
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAulnoye-Aymeries
IntercommunalityMaubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Zélani1
Area
1
9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
2,230
 • Density238/km2 (616/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59041 /59138
Elevation127–169 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 2,230−0.69%
Source: INSEE4

Heraldry

Arms of Bachant
Arms of Bachant source ↗
The arms of Bachant are blazoned :

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



See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE