Canton of Hirson

Canton de Hirson
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Vervins
Chef-lieu Hirson
Communes 13
Government
 • Representative Jean-Jacques Thomas
2008-2014
Area¹
 • Total 192.33 km2 (74.3 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 19,897
 • Density 103.5/km2 (267.9/sq mi)
Cantonal code 02 17
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Hirson is an administrative division in northern France. It includes the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Bucilly 229 02500 02130
Buire 892 02500 02134
Effry 403 02500 02275
Éparcy 49 02500 02278
La Hérie 164 02500 02378
Hirson 10 337 02500 02381
Mondrepuis 941 02500 02495
Neuve-Maison 617 02500 02544
Ohis 319 02500 02567
Origny-en-Thiérache 1 444 02550 02574
Saint-Michel 3 656 02830 02684
Watigny 369 02830 02831
Wimy 477 02500 02833

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Hirson
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 22 512 23 065 22 311 21 521 20 149 19 897 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also