Hirson
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Hirson (French pronunciation: [iʁsɔ̃]; Picard: Urchon) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
01Geography
Location
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.
Hydrography
Hirson is watered by the Oise and Gland. The various streams of the town: stream of Anor, stream of Brugnon, stream of La Marquette, stream of Les Marais, stream of Blangy, stream of Le Catelet, stream of Le Rie De Bon Feu, stream of Four Matot.
Geology and Relief
The culmination of Hirson is located 268 meters above sea level. The lowest altitude is 157 meters above sea level.
Neighboring municipalities
Hirson is bordered by eight municipalities: Éparcy, Buire, Neuve-Maison, Mondrepuis, Anor (Nord), Momignies (Belgium), Saint-Michel, Bucilly.
Toponymy
The name Hirson derives from Latin Iricio meaning hedgehog, or from picard hirchon, of the same meaning.
02History
As of the early 20th century, 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.
The town is served by the Fives-Hirson railway.
03Population
The inhabitants of the town are called Hirsonnais in French.
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04Monuments
Churches
- Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, built in 1908.
- Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus, built around 1930; owned by the pianist Kit Armstrong since 2012.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hirson”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Hirson (Aisne), mairie.JPG by Havang(nl), CC0
- Carte de la commune d'Hirson.svg by OD02fr, CC BY-SA 3.0
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