Vermand (French pronunciation: [vɛʁmɑ̃]; Picard: Vermind) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Vermand
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Vermand
Map
Location of Vermand
Vermand is located in France
Vermand
Vermand
Vermand is located in Hauts-de-France
Vermand
Vermand
Coordinates: 49°52′N 3°09′E / 49.87°N 3.15°E / 49.87; 3.15
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonSaint-Quentin-1
IntercommunalityPays du Vermandois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Boniface[1]
Area
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15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,104
  Density70.10/km2 (181.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Jean-Luc Collart and Michèle Gaillard, Vermand /Augusta Viromanduorum (Aisne), Supplément à la Revue archéologique du centre de la France, 25, 1 (2004): 493–96.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE