Plomion

Plomion
Plomion
Location within Picardy region  Plomion
Coordinates: 49°48′31″N 4°01′08″E / 49.8086°N 4.0189°ECoordinates: 49°48′31″N 4°01′08″E / 49.8086°N 4.0189°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Vervins
Intercommunality	Thiérache du Centre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Raphaël Chevigne
Area^1	16.39 km^2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	463
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02608 / 02140
Elevation	132–226 m (433–741 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,280	—
1800	1,215	−5.1%
1806	1,261	+3.8%
1821	1,349	+7.0%
1831	1,494	+10.7%
1836	1,621	+8.5%
1841	1,617	−0.2%
1846	1,646	+1.8%
1851	1,557	−5.4%
1856	1,643	+5.5%
1861	1,638	−0.3%
1866	1,586	−3.2%
1872	1,512	−4.7%
1876	1,518	+0.4%
1881	1,276	−15.9%
1886	1,257	−1.5%
1891	1,219	−3.0%
1896	1,197	−1.8%
1901	1,164	−2.8%
1906	1,064	−8.6%
1911	1,045	−1.8%
1921	949	−9.2%
1926	890	−6.2%
1931	810	−9.0%
1936	764	−5.7%
1946	669	−12.4%
1954	715	+6.9%
1962	704	−1.5%
1968	681	−3.3%
1975	630	−7.5%
1982	511	−18.9%
1990	527	+3.1%
1999	518	−1.7%
2008	491	−5.2%
2012	463	−5.7%

Sport

Plomion has been host to the French Sidecarcross Grand Prix in the past^[1] and will be hosting it again in 2010, on 2 May.^[2]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

1. VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009
2. FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009