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Hirson
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Hirson is a commune and border city in France, situated within the Aisne department and the arrondissement of Vervins. It serves as the capital of the canton of Hirson and is located in the Hauts-de-France region. The town shares borders with Bucilly, Buire, Éparcy, and Mondrepuis, and is positioned next to the Oise river.
The administrative area covers 33.77 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 268 meters. Hirson has a population of 11,986, comprising 4,151 males and 4,662 females. The postal code for the commune is 02500. It has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 and is twinned with Schramberg, Marcinelle, and Königsee.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hirson is referenced by 859 other articles, and connects out to Nord, France and Belgium.
It sits within the topics Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, Communes of Aisne and Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hirson
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,133
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Hirson
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Hirson (Aisne), mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Hirson
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Hirson 02.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vervins
- French commune.canton
- Hirson
- French commune.INSEE
- 02381
- French commune.postal code
- 02500
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Jacques Thomas
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Trois Rivières
- French commune.elevation m
- 189
- French commune.elevation min m
- 157
- French commune.elevation max m
- 268
- French commune.area km2
- 33.77
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Hirson
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vervins
- Population
- 8469
- Area
- 33.77
- Elevation
- 219
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Oise
- Shares border with
- Momignies
- Official website
- www.ville-hirson.fr
- Image
- Hirson (Aisne), mairie.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Königsee
- Commons category
- Hirson
- topic's main category
- Category:Hirson
- postal code
- 02500
- native label
- Hirson
- associated electoral district
- canton of Hirson
- male population
- 4151
- female population
- 4662
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-23-58-38-88
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Hydrography
- Geology and Relief
- Neighboring municipalities
- Toponymy
- History
- Population
- Monuments
- See also
- References
Hirson (; ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
== Geography == === Location === thumb|left|150px|Hirson situated among the municipalities of the Aisne Hirson is adjacent to Belgium. It is located in the northeastern department of Aisne, near the departments of Nord and Ardennes. Hirson is part of Thiérache. It is located near two large forests, the forest of Hirson and the forest of Saint-Michel.
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