Sissonne

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sissonne (French pronunciation: [sisɔn]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is about 20 km east of Laon, close to the source of the river Souche.

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Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 3°53′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonVilleneuve-sur-Aisne
IntercommunalityChampagne Picarde
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Vannobel[1]
Area
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53.53 km2 (20.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,061
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02720 /02150
Elevation71–131 m (233–430 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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The community dates back to the 12th century with the first church built c.1107.

The sculptor and engraver Guillaume Dupré was born at Sissonne c.1576.

There has been a military camp at Sissonne since 1895, with British and German military cemeteries from World War I nearby.

The politician Nicolas Fricoteaux was born at Sissonne in 1962.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,040    
1800 1,094+0.73%
1806 1,074−0.31%
1821 1,209+0.79%
1831 1,315+0.84%
1836 1,323+0.12%
1841 1,403+1.18%
1846 1,372−0.45%
1851 1,450+1.11%
1856 1,502+0.71%
1861 1,509+0.09%
1866 1,455−0.73%
1872 1,430−0.29%
1876 1,551+2.05%
1881 1,517−0.44%
1886 1,527+0.13%
1891 1,482−0.60%
1896 1,443−0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,679+3.08%
1906 1,737+0.68%
1911 1,980+2.65%
1921 2,114+0.66%
1926 3,161+8.38%
1931 6,327+14.89%
1936 8,271+5.50%
1946 1,742−14.42%
1954 2,789+6.06%
1962 2,162−3.13%
1968 2,405+1.79%
1975 2,303−0.62%
1982 2,229−0.47%
1990 2,315+0.47%
1999 2,113−1.01%
2007 2,196+0.48%
2012 2,070−1.17%
2017 2,055−0.15%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
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