Vermand
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Vermand (French pronunciation: [vɛʁmɑ̃]; Picard: Vermind) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Vermand | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vermand | |
  Vermand  Vermand | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′N 3°09′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 (2023)[2] | 1,104 |
| • Density | 70.10/km2 (181.5/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. | |
History
Vermand was probably the original capital of the Viromandui, after whom the region of Vermandois is named. During the reign of Emperor Augustus, it was displaced by the Roman settlement of Augusta Viromanduorum, modern Saint-Quentin.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,135 | — |
| 1975 | 1,165 | +0.37% |
| 1982 | 1,163 | −0.02% |
| 1990 | 1,118 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 1,069 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 1,040 | −0.34% |
| 2012 | 1,061 | +0.40% |
| 2017 | 1,092 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 1,104 | +0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
