Hirson

Hirson
Hirson
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Hirson
Mayor	Jean-Jacques Thomas (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	189 m (620 ft) avg.
Land area1	33.77 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Population2	9,393  (2008)
- Density	278 /km2 (720 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hirson is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy 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.

Population

Historical population of Hirson

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	2023	2144	2061	2231	2718	2880	3005	3140	3212	3203

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3224	3334	3951	4445	4809	5743	6294	6632	7461	8541

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962
Population	9638	9759	11,344	11,403	11,203	10,462	11,134	11,715

Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	11,858	11,986	11,348	10,173	10,327	9393

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE