Ribemont

Ribemont
Lucy mill
Coat of arms
Ribemont
Location within Picardy region Ribemont
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Ribemont
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Potelet
Area1	26.91 km2 (10.39 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	1,966
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02648 / 02240
Elevation	62–141 m (203–463 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ribemont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,500	—
1800	2,330	−6.8%
1806	2,316	−0.6%
1821	2,547	+10.0%
1831	2,726	+7.0%
1836	2,716	−0.4%
1841	2,791	+2.8%
1846	3,098	+11.0%
1851	3,098	+0.0%
1856	3,028	−2.3%
1861	3,132	+3.4%
1866	3,126	−0.2%
1872	3,124	−0.1%
1876	3,096	−0.9%
1881	3,195	+3.2%
1886	3,129	−2.1%
1891	2,935	−6.2%
1896	2,847	−3.0%
1901	2,769	−2.7%
1906	2,627	−5.1%
1911	2,584	−1.6%
1921	2,142	−17.1%
1926	2,186	+2.1%
1931	2,020	−7.6%
1936	1,976	−2.2%
1946	1,813	−8.2%
1954	1,967	+8.5%
1962	2,187	+11.2%
1968	2,152	−1.6%
1975	2,014	−6.4%
1982	2,105	+4.5%
1990	2,227	+5.8%
1999	2,096	−5.9%
2008	2,023	−3.5%
2012	1,966	−2.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

• INSEE