» For another meaning, see Noyan Noyon (Latin: Noviomagus Veromanduorum) is a small (14471 inhabitants in 1990) but historic French town in the Oise département, Picardie, on the Oise Canal, approximately 60 miles north of Paris. History The Romans founded the town as Noviomagus. Sometimes, it's said Veromanduorum to distinguish it from numerous other places of the same name, but it has never been found in roman sources. The town is mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as being 27 M. P. f… (More on Noyon)