Hirson

French commune
nomcommune=Hirson
région=Picardie
département=Aisne
arrondissement=Vervins
canton=Hirson
insee=02381
cp=02500
maire=Jean-Jacques Thomas
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=4.083889
latitude=49.921667
alt moy=189
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=3,377
km²=33.77
sans=10,775
date-sans=1999
dens=319.07
date-dens=1999

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.