Starting Population     242                     % of Worldwide          1.1%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         242                     % of Worldwide          0.4%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            26,332                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.6%                    

Starting Surplus        359                     % of Worldwide          0.8%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

7 fiefs in province                             Overlord:               de Valois (200)
         

Kingdom: France

Comments: Vermandois lies in the north of France, four or five days ride from Paris. In ancient times it was the home of the Vermandui, who were brought into the Roman world by Julius Caesar. Conquered by the Franks in the 5th century, it was constituted a county in the 9th, to help meet the threat of the Norsemen.

It is under the religious authority of the Archbishop of Rheims. The county has much commerce and industry, including clothmaking, and it is quite fertile as well.