Sissonne | |
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 Location of Sissonne | |
  Sissonne  Sissonne | |
| Coordinates:49°34′18″N3°53′37″E / 49.5717°N 3.8936°E /49.5717; 3.8936 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Villeneuve-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Champagne Picarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Christian Vannobel[1] |
Area 1 | 53.53 km2 (20.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,061 |
| • Density | 38.50/km2 (99.72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02720 /02150 |
| Elevation | 71–131 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. | |
Sissonne (French pronunciation:[sisɔn]) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance. It is about 20 km east ofLaon, close to the source of theriver Souche.
The community dates back to the 12th century with the first church built c.1107.
The sculptor and engraverGuillaume Dupré was born at Sissonne c.1576.
There has been a military camp at Sissonne since 1895, with British and German military cemeteries fromWorld War I nearby.
The politicianNicolas Fricoteaux was born at Sissonne in 1962.
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