What is Soissons?
{{French commune |name = Soissons |image = Soissons2.jpg |caption = |image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Soissons_(Aisne).svg |arrondissement = |canton = |INSEE = 02722 |postal code = 02200 |mayor = |term = |intercommunality = |coordinates = {{coord|49.2254|3.1925|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 55 |elevation min m = 38 |elevation max m = 130 |area km2 = 12.32 |population = 28309 |population date = 2012 }} '''Soissons''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Hauts-de-France]] [[Regions of France|region]] in the [[Aisne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the north of [[France]]. Soissons was the capital of [[France]] from 486 (the year of the famous [[vase of Soissons]]) until about 900. The city's name comes from a [[Belgae|Belgic]] tribe: the [[Suessiones]]. {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Communes in Aisne]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]