Bohain-en-Vermandois

Located north of the Aisne département, Bohain combines city living with rural charm.

Bohain is the district’s administrative centre and Saint-Quentinois’ second most important business area, offering numerous local services through a network of around 100 tradespeople and craftsmen alongside almost 50 social, sports and cultural associations.

At the close of the nineteenth century, Bohain was a recognised centre of textile. The quality of cloth made by the Bohain workers was valued by haute couture houses, such as Chanel or Rodier.

Local artist Émile Flamant creates a window to the era with the 150 m² fresco he painted of the town hall.

Bohain is also the place of Henri Matisse’s childhood days. He spent over twenty years surrounded by the shimmering, brightly patterned cloth that would appear in many of his later paintings.