Vermand

Vermand
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Saint-Quentin-1
Community association	Pays du Vermandois
Coordinates	49 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 9' E Coordinates: 49 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 9' E
height	95-125 m
surface	15.75 km 2
Residents	1,092 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	69 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	02490
INSEE code	02785
Website	http://www.vermand.fr/
	; Vermand Town Hall (Mairie)

Vermand is a French commune with 1,092 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin and the canton of Saint-Quentin-1 (until 2015: canton of Vermand ). The inhabitants are called Vermandois .

geography

Vermand is located about eleven kilometers west-northwest of Saint-Quentin on the Omignon . Vermand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vendelles in the north, Maissemy in the east, Holnon in the south-east, Attilly in the south, Caulaincourt in the west and south-west, Pœuilly in the west and Bernes in the north-west.

history

There is evidence of a settlement since the Neolithic. The Celtic tribe of the Viromandu founded their main town here. Later the Romans moved this settlement to the southeast and founded the Augusta Viromanduorum (today's Saint-Quentin). With the end of the Gallic War, 52 BC, the Viromandu tribe had largely passed into the surrounding peoples.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	998	1,135	1,165	1,163	1,118	1,069	1,044	1,076
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

archaeological sites
- neolithic settlement
- Oppidum of the Viromanduer
- Roman road
- early medieval necropolis from the 5th / 6th centuries century
Sainte-Marguerite Church
Chapel of Les Saints Cœurs de Jésus et de Marie in Villecholles
Mill Museum

Sainte-Marguerite Church
Mill Museum

Web links

Commons : Vermand - collection of pictures, videos and audio files