Vermand
| Vermand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 Town hall | ||
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  Vermand Location within Hauts-de-France region  Vermand | ||
| Coordinates: 49°52′N 3°09′E / 49.87°N 3.15°ECoordinates: 49°52′N 3°09′E / 49.87°N 3.15°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Saint-Quentin-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Boniface | |
| Area1 | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,036 | |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02785 /02490 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Vermand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Vermand was probably the original capital of the Viromandui, after whom the region of Vermandois is named. It was later displaced by the Roman settlement of Augusta Viromanduorum, modern Saint-Quentin.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 998 | — |
| 1968 | 1,135 | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 1,165 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,163 | −0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,118 | −3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,069 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,036 | −3.1% |
See also
References
- ↑ Jean-Luc Collart and Michèle Gaillard, [http
- //www.persee.fr/doc/sracf_1159-7151_2004_act_25_1_1220 "Vermand /Augusta Viromanduorum (Aisne)"], Supplément à la Revue archéologique du centre de la France, 25, 1 (2004): 493–96.
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