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Coordinates: 49°55′18″N 4°05′02″E / 49.921667°N 4.083889°E
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Commune of Hirson |
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| Location | |
  Hirson
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Hirson |
| Mayor | Jean-Jacques Thomas |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 33.77 km2 (13.04 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 10,775 (1999) |
| - Density | 319 /km² (830 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02381/ 02500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Hirson is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France. It is a few miles south of the border with Belgium, and was in the past an important strategic position due to being near the intersection of several railway lines.
As of 1911, there was a permanent fort and two artillery batteries near the railway junction. Also at that time, the town was engaged in the manufacture of glass bottles, tiles and iron and tin goods, as well as wool-spinning and brewing.
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