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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Vernon
|name = Vernon
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|INSEE = 27681
|INSEE = 27681
|postal code = 27200
|postal code = 27200
|mayor = François Ouzilleau<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = François Ouzilleau
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = Seine Normandie Agglomération
|intercommunality = [[Seine Normandie Agglomération]]
|coordinates = {{coord|49.09|1.49|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|49.09|1.49|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
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'''Vernon''' ({{IPA-fr|vɛʁnɔ̃}}; {{lang-nrf|Vernoun}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Departments of France|French department]] of [[Eure]], [[Region of France|administrative region]] of [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]], northern [[France]].
'''Vernon''' ({{IPA-fr|vɛʁnɔ̃}}; {{lang-nrf|Vernoun}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Departments of France|French department]] of [[Eure]], [[Region of France|administrative region]] of [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]], northern [[France]].


It lies on the banks of the river [[Seine]], about midway between [[Paris]] and [[Rouen]]. The town is known for its production of engines by the [[SNECMA]] group.
It lies on the banks of the river [[Seine]], about midway between [[Paris]] and [[Rouen]]. [[Vernon–Giverny station]] has rail connections to Rouen and Paris. The town is known for its production of engines by the [[SNECMA]] group.


==History==
==History==
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The village gave its name to a family who took part in the [[Norman Conquest of England]], and then became a British first name.
The village gave its name to a family who took part in the [[Norman Conquest of England]], and then became a British first name.

The village is home to [[Établissement Saint-Adjutor]], a notable private school.


===Important dates===
===Important dates===
* 750 – First mention of name Vernon by [[Pepin the Short]].
* 750 – First mention of name Vernon by [[Pepin the Short]].
* 1070 – Birth of [[Saint Adjutor]].
* 1070 – Birth of [[Saint Adjutor]].
* 1123 – Building of Vernon Castle<ref>https://www.castles.nl/archives-tower</ref>
* 1123 – Building of Vernon Castle<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.castles.nl/archives-tower | title=Castles.nl - Archives Tower }}</ref>
* 1153 – Vernon is besieged by king [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]].
* 1153 – Vernon is besieged by king [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]].
* 1196 – Vernon is joined to the [[Crown lands of France|royal domain]] by King [[Philip II Augustus]].
* 1196 – Vernon is joined to the [[Crown lands of France|royal domain]] by King [[Philip II Augustus]].
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* 1910 – The [[Seine]] river floods the town.
* 1910 – The [[Seine]] river floods the town.
* 1946 – Arrival of 28 German scientists from [[Peenemünde]] to develop French rockets.
* 1946 – Arrival of 28 German scientists from [[Peenemünde]] to develop French rockets.
* 1951 – First attempt to launch a ''Véronique'' rocket ('''Ver'''nonelectr'''onic''') [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/vernon.htm]
* 1951 – First attempt to launch a ''Véronique'' rocket ('''Ver'''nonelectr'''onic''') [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201174833/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/vernon.htm]
* 1955 – Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
* 1955 – Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
* 1966 – Building of the Georges Dumézil high school .
* 1966 – Building of the Georges Dumézil high school.
* 1983 – First edition of the ''Foire aux Cerises'' (cherry fair).
* 1983 – First edition of the ''Foire aux Cerises'' (cherry fair).
* 1992 – Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.
* 1992 – Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.
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| percentages = pagr
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|39507|Vernon}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-27681#POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|39507|Vernon}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-27681#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |4029
|1793 |4029
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Michel de La Vigne]] (1588–1648), doctor
*[[Joseph Mallord William Turner]] (1775–1851), English Romantic painter
*[[Joseph Mallord William Turner]] (1775–1851), English Romantic painter
*[[Philippe Montanier]] (born 1964), football player and manager
*[[Philippe Montanier]] (born 1964), football player and manager
*[[Chantal Jouanno]] (born 1969), politician
*[[Chantal Jouanno]] (born 1969), politician
*[[Tongo Doumbia]] (born 1989), footballer
*[[Tongo Doumbia]] (born 1989), footballer
*[[Marie-Charlotte Garin]] (born 1995), politician
*[[Ousmane Dembélé]] (born 1997), footballer
*[[Ousmane Dembélé]] (born 1997), footballer
*[[Jared Khasa]] (born 1997), footballer
*[[Jared Khasa]] (born 1997), footballer
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Vernon - Église01.jpg|Collégiale Notre-Dame (now Parish Church)
Vernon - Église01.jpg|Collégiale Notre-Dame (now Parish Church)
Vernon - Tour des Archives03.jpg|Tour des archives ([[Philippe Auguste]]'s Keep)
Vernon - Tour des Archives03.jpg|Tour des archives ([[Philippe Auguste]]'s Keep)
Vernon office de tourisme.jpg|Maison du Temps Jadis (Medieval House)
Vernon MH-maison temps jadis.jpg|Maison du Temps Jadis (Medieval House)
Vernon - Musée AG Poulain03.jpg|Corner of Rue du Pont and Rue Carnot
Vernon - Musée AG Poulain03.jpg|Corner of Rue du Pont and Rue Carnot
Vernon - Musée AG Poulain01.jpg|Museum
Vernon - Musée AG Poulain01.jpg|Museum
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Vernon - Pont sur la Seine01.jpg|Pont Clemenceau
Vernon - Pont sur la Seine01.jpg|Pont Clemenceau
Pont médiéval à Vernon.JPG|Medieval bridge
Pont médiéval à Vernon.JPG|Medieval bridge
Vernon - Place de la République01.jpg|Place Charles de Gaulle's Market Day
Vernon - Place du Général-De-Gaulle01.jpg|Place Charles de Gaulle's Market Day
Vernon - Espace Philippe-Auguste01.jpg|Espace Philippe-Auguste Culture Centre
Vernon - Espace Philippe-Auguste01.jpg|Espace Philippe-Auguste Culture Centre
</gallery>
</gallery>
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{{Commons category|Vernon (Eure)}}
{{Commons category|Vernon (Eure)}}
*[http://www.vernon27.fr/ Official website] (in French)
*[http://www.vernon27.fr/ Official website] (in French)
*[http://www.vernon-visite.org/ Vernon unofficial website] (in English and French)
*[https://www.nouvelle-normandie-tourisme.com/?langue=en&PHPSESSID=4a2463a48c9e8b70027a483df1189605 Nouvelle Normandie Tourisme] – official tourist board website in English
*[https://www.nouvelle-normandie-tourisme.com/?langue=en&PHPSESSID=4a2463a48c9e8b70027a483df1189605 Nouvelle Normandie Tourisme] – official tourist board website in English
*[http://vernon-web.com/ Vernon web] (In French)
*[http://www.normandythenandnow.com/vernon/ The town that liberated itself in 1944] Vernon, the town that liberated itself, in 1944 (a tale of the Resistance)
*[http://givernews.com/?Vernon Vernon News] Vernon Section of Giverny News (In French)


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{{Eure communes}}

Latest revision as of 00:47, 2 August 2023

Vernon
Old mill on the broken bridge
Old mill on the broken bridge
Coat of arms of Vernon
Location of Vernon
Map
Vernon is located in France
Vernon
Vernon
Vernon is located in Normandy
Vernon
Vernon
Coordinates: 49°05′N 1°29′E / 49.09°N 1.49°E / 49.09; 1.49
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementLes Andelys
CantonVernon
IntercommunalitySeine Normandie Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Ouzilleau[1]
Area
1
34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
24,543
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27681 /27200
Elevation10–148 m (33–486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vernon (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɔ̃]; Norman: Vernoun) is a commune in the French department of Eure, administrative region of Normandy, northern France.

It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. Vernon–Giverny station has rail connections to Rouen and Paris. The town is known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group.

History[edit]

Mentioned in a Latin written document as Vernum, the /m/ at the end could be the last remains of the Celtic magus 'plain' or 'market', or it is a simple latinization, and the origin is just the Celtic word *uerno, alder tree (Breton gwern, Welsh gwern, Irish fern, modern French verne).

The village gave its name to a family who took part in the Norman Conquest of England, and then became a British first name.

The village is home to Établissement Saint-Adjutor, a notable private school.

Important dates[edit]

  • 750 – First mention of name Vernon by Pepin the Short.
  • 1070 – Birth of Saint Adjutor.
  • 1123 – Building of Vernon Castle[3]
  • 1153 – Vernon is besieged by king Louis VII.
  • 1196 – Vernon is joined to the royal domain by King Philip II Augustus.
  • 1227 – Saint-Louis comes to Vernon.
  • 1415 – Vernon becomes English.
  • 1449 – Vernon passes to France (king Charles VII).
  • 1596 – 8 October, Henry IV visits Bizy Castle.
  • 1600 – Construction of the Vieux-Moulin (old mill).
  • 1606 – Henry IV creates a school.
  • 1723 – Creation of the Avenue des Capucins.
  • 1789 – Thomas Jefferson, his family, and Sally and James Hemings stop at Vernon on their way to Le Havre to return to America.
  • 1804 – Vernonnet is attached to Vernon.
  • 1810 – Napoleon I comes to Vernon.
  • 1843 – Arrival of the Paris-Rouen-Le Havre railroad.
  • 1858 – Building of the Saint-Louis Hospital.
  • 1860 – Highworks urbanism in the centre by Suchet d'Albuféra.
  • 1862 – Building of the library.
  • 1895 – Inauguration of the new town hall by Adolphe Barette.
  • 1897 – First cinema show at the Vernon Theatre.
  • 1910 – The Seine river floods the town.
  • 1946 – Arrival of 28 German scientists from Peenemünde to develop French rockets.
  • 1951 – First attempt to launch a Véronique rocket (Vernonelectronic) [1]
  • 1955 – Inauguration of the Clémenceau Bridge.
  • 1966 – Building of the Georges Dumézil high school.
  • 1983 – First edition of the Foire aux Cerises (cherry fair).
  • 1992 – Building of the Espace Culturel Philippe Auguste.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,029—    
1800 5,202+3.72%
1806 4,793−1.36%
1821 4,812+0.03%
1831 4,888+0.16%
1836 5,301+1.64%
1841 6,128+2.94%
1846 5,204−3.22%
1851 6,463+4.43%
1856 7,674+3.49%
1861 7,410−0.70%
1866 7,787+1.00%
1872 7,961+0.37%
1876 7,636−1.04%
1881 7,881+0.63%
1886 8,164+0.71%
1891 8,288+0.30%
1896 8,492+0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 8,757+0.62%
1906 8,667−0.21%
1911 8,733+0.15%
1921 8,814+0.09%
1926 9,725+1.99%
1931 10,621+1.78%
1936 11,330+1.30%
1946 11,242−0.08%
1954 14,460+3.20%
1962 17,247+2.23%
1968 18,872+1.51%
1975 22,422+2.49%
1982 22,243−0.11%
1990 23,659+0.77%
1999 24,056+0.19%
2007 24,598+0.28%
2012 24,112−0.40%
2017 23,872−0.20%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Vernon is twinned with:[6]

Notable people[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Castles.nl - Archives Tower".
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vernon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Jumelage". vernon27.fr (in French). Vernon. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

External links[edit]