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For the eponymous ballet step, see Glossary of ballet § Sissonne.

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.

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sissonne, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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