Hirson travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Hirson: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Hirson is situated in the Aisne department (Picardy region) in the north of France at 50 km from Laon, the department capital. (General information: Hirson is 173 km from Paris and 195 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parfondeval at 21 km from Hirson
Popular places to visit near Hirson: these include Parfondeval at 21 km and Montherme at 47 km.
Fourmies is a listed 'recommended detour' at 11km and Parfondeval is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 21km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Hirson: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Hirson for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Hirson, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Hirson
See France This Way travel guides for Aisne and Picardy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Hirson.
Note that all distances from Hirson shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Hirson holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Hirson (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Picardy and Aisne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Hirson and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (26km) : Jardins du château (30km) : Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Parfondeval (21km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ebouleau (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fourmies (11km) :
Map of places to visit near Hirson & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Hirson
Canton: Hirson
Arrondissement: Vervins
Department: Aisne
Region: Picardy
Postcode: 02500
Distance to Hirson
from Laon: 50 km
from Paris: 173 km
from Calais: 195 km
from Nice: 732 km
from Bordeaux: 665 km
from Strasbourg: 305 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Hirson): Bucilly, Buire, Eparcy, La Herie, Mondrepuis, Neuve-Maison, Ohis, Origny-en-Thierache and Saint-Michel.
Getting here
For driving distances to Hirson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Hirson