Vermand (French pronunciation: [vɛʁmɑ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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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 (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Boniface[1] |
Area 1 | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 1,100 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02785 /02490 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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