Bohain-en-Vermandois
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Commune of Bohain-en-Vermandois |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
| Mayor | Daniel Dormion (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 121 m–164 m (avg. 130 m) |
| Land area¹ | 31,74 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6 600 |
| - Density | 208/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 02095/ 02110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bohain-en-Vernandois is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardie in northern France. It is the place where the painter Henri Matisse grew up.
The Lord (seigneur) of Bohain gave up Joan of Arc to the English during the hundred years' war.
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